Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 486 · 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 33, 20 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) confident posture (b) linking with teammates (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
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 20 for content, 28 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
6. 6.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear team plan (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
7. 7.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
8. 8.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 23 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 37 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) good use of time (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning
12. 12.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) a clear, steady voice (d) strong evidence
13. 13.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) answering opponents (c) eye contact (d) correct facts
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 35 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) good use of time (c) a clear, steady voice (d) strong evidence
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 22 for style and 61 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 38 for style and 84 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) it wastes time (c) it is not allowed (d) judges dislike it
24. 24.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) answering opponents
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
27. 27.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) the longest speech (c) good arguments (d) fancy clothes
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
30. 30.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) eye contact
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) correct facts (d) linking with teammates
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 184 marks and the opposition team scores 172 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 183 marks and the opposition team scores 175 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 25 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 26 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True

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