Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 423 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 38 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear team plan
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
5. 5.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the longest speech (c) good arguments (d) the loudest voice
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
7. 7.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 29 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
11. 11.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) good use of time (c) eye contact (d) clear reasoning
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
13. 13.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 32 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 33 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 32 for style and 91 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 245 marks and the opposition team scores 248 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) dress, height, luck (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 25 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) confident posture (b) linking with teammates (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) good use of time
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) a clear, steady voice (d) a clear team plan
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 186 marks and the opposition team scores 188 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) linking with teammates (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 22 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) relevant examples (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 30 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 40 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
35. 35.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) linking with teammates (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
37. 37.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice
39. 39.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) good pace and pauses
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content

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