Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 442 · 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: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) relevant examples (c) a clear, steady voice (d) linking with teammates
3. 3.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 25 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 25 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
6. 6.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) good pace and pauses (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence
7. 7.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) strong evidence
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 22 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 22 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
13. 13.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 20 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence
17. 17.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) good use of time (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 29 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
20. 20.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) fancy clothes (c) the loudest voice (d) the longest speech
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 30 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it shows good strategy (c) judges dislike it (d) it is not allowed
23. 23.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 36 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 37 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 37 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) good use of time
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) good use of time
32. 32.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 33 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) content, style, strategy (c) dress, height, luck (d) jokes, length, volume
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 31 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) eye contact (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 30 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 31 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 38 and 13. What is the total out of 100?

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