Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 405 · 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.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) linking with teammates (d) clear reasoning
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
4. 4.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
5. 5.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
6. 6.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 28 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 25 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
14. 14.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 230 marks and the opposition team scores 245 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) speed, size, shouting (c) content, style, strategy (d) jokes, length, volume
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
19. 19.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good use of time (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
21. 21.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) clear reasoning
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) strong evidence (c) good use of time (d) a clear team plan
23. 23.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it wastes time (c) it is not allowed (d) it shows good strategy
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 22 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 33 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 25 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 20 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 36 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 203 marks and the opposition team scores 204 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 33 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) eye contact (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
37. 37.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) the loudest voice (d) good arguments
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 30 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 216 marks and the opposition team scores 212 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False

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