Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 41 · 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) good use of time (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
3. 3.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 21 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
4. 4.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 38 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
6. 6.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
9. 9.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 38 for style and 87 in all. How many marks for strategy?
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 40 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
12. 12.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 39 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 259 marks and the opposition team scores 244 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 34 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) eye contact (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
19. 19.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
20. 20.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) clear reasoning
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 38 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) fancy clothes (c) the longest speech (d) good arguments
23. 23.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it wastes time (c) it shows good strategy (d) judges dislike it
24. 24.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
28. 28.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
30. 30.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 22 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 231 marks and the opposition team scores 221 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) correct facts
34. 34.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 27 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good use of time (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 211 marks and the opposition team scores 210 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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