Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 403 · 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.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 20 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.📝 The proposition team scores 260 marks and the opposition team scores 252 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
3. 3.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it shows good strategy (c) it is not allowed (d) it wastes time
4. 4.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear team plan (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
7. 7.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 27 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates
12. 12.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) strong evidence (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
14. 14.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) content, style, strategy (c) jokes, length, volume (d) speed, size, shouting
15. 15.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) linking with teammates
17. 17.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) answering opponents (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
18. 18.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 21 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) a clear team plan
21. 21.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 250 marks and the opposition team scores 264 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 26 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) linking with teammates
29. 29.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
30. 30.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
31. 31.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 253 marks and the opposition team scores 258 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) the loudest voice (d) good arguments
34. 34.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) linking with teammates
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 24 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 180 marks and the opposition team scores 185 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 21 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 37 and 17. What is the total out of 100?

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