Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 4 · 40 questions

Debater's tip (What, how and the plan): Content (what you say): evidence, reasoning, examples, facts. Style (how you say it): voice, eye contact, posture, pace. Strategy (how you plan): team plan, answering opponents, time, teamwork. Total = content + style + strategy; winning margin = bigger total − smaller total.

1. 1.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good use of time
2. 2.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) good arguments (c) fancy clothes (d) the loudest voice
3. 3.📝 The proposition team scores 210 marks and the opposition team scores 222 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good use of time (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
6. 6.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) dress, height, luck (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy
7. 7.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) strong evidence
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 35 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it wastes time (c) judges dislike it (d) it shows good strategy
10. 10.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) correct facts (c) good use of time (d) eye contact
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 27 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 24 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
19. 19.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) good use of time
20. 20.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) correct facts
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 38 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
25. 25.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 23 for style and 61 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 26 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) good use of time
30. 30.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 22 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 184 marks and the opposition team scores 198 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
35. 35.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) relevant examples (d) confident posture
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 26 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
38. 38.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 21 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear team plan

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