Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 485 · 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: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 39 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) correct facts (d) answering opponents
5. 5.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) answering opponents
6. 6.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 234 marks and the opposition team scores 240 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
9. 9.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) linking with teammates
10. 10.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) a clear team plan (d) relevant examples
12. 12.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
14. 14.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) speed, size, shouting (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 35 and 16. 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 25 for content, 29 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 36 for style and 90 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it wastes time (c) it shows good strategy (d) judges dislike it
20. 20.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 254 marks and the opposition team scores 247 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 39 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
25. 25.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) fancy clothes (c) good arguments (d) the longest speech
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) clear reasoning (c) good use of time (d) linking with teammates
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 31 for style and 61 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 31 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 24 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) good use of time (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 219 marks and the opposition team scores 229 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 29 for style and 60 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
35. 35.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) linking with teammates (d) clear reasoning
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 40 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) good pace and pauses
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 34 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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