Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 456 · 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, 25 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good use of time
3. 3.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) content, style, strategy (c) dress, height, luck (d) jokes, length, volume
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 34 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
8. 8.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) eye contact (d) clear reasoning
9. 9.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 36 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
10. 10.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 27 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
14. 14.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear team plan (c) strong evidence (d) good pace and pauses
15. 15.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
16. 16.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) correct facts (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 28 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) linking with teammates (d) relevant examples
21. 21.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) good arguments (c) the longest speech (d) fancy clothes
23. 23.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) confident posture (d) a clear team plan
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 254 marks and the opposition team scores 264 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) answering opponents (d) clear reasoning
27. 27.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
28. 28.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
29. 29.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
31. 31.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) strong evidence (d) linking with teammates
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 33 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 198 marks and the opposition team scores 195 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) answering opponents (d) confident posture
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 20 for style and 57 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 34 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) judges dislike it (c) it wastes time (d) it shows good strategy

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