Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 481 · 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.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) content, style, strategy (c) dress, height, luck (d) speed, size, shouting
2. 2.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) good arguments (c) the longest speech (d) fancy clothes
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
4. 4.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 37 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 38 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture
15. 15.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) confident posture
16. 16.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 36 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 36 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 20 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 205 marks and the opposition team scores 213 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 22 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) good pace and pauses (d) good use of time
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 23 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 37 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 39 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) answering opponents
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 236 marks and the opposition team scores 241 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 37 for style and 86 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 34 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 30 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) answering opponents (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 23 and 12. What is the total out of 100?

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