Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 455 · 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.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 33 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) good use of time
3. 3.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 27 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
5. 5.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) eye contact
7. 7.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
8. 8.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 39 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) eye contact (d) correct facts
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 29 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
13. 13.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 21 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) relevant examples
15. 15.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) linking with teammates (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 38 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
21. 21.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 24 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 211 marks and the opposition team scores 199 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) linking with teammates
25. 25.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) good use of time (d) linking with teammates
26. 26.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) relevant examples (d) confident posture
27. 27.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) content, style, strategy (c) speed, size, shouting (d) dress, height, luck
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 35 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 37 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 23 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear, steady voice
34. 34.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) a clear team plan
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
37. 37.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear team plan
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) correct facts
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 24 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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