Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 430 · 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) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) correct facts
2. 2.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) dress, height, luck (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy
3. 3.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it is not allowed (c) it shows good strategy (d) judges dislike it
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 38 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
9. 9.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 28 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 216 marks and the opposition team scores 221 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 37 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 22 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 22 for style and 58 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 35 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 33 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
20. 20.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) linking with teammates
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 28 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) answering opponents
24. 24.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) clear reasoning (c) eye contact (d) a clear team plan
25. 25.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) answering opponents (c) eye contact (d) linking with teammates
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 23 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 40 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 22 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
33. 33.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 37 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) eye contact (d) good use of time
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
37. 37.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
38. 38.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True

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