Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 494 · 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) speed, size, shouting (b) dress, height, luck (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
3. 3.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) good use of time (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
7. 7.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good use of time (c) eye contact (d) answering opponents
8. 8.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good use of time (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
9. 9.📝 The proposition team scores 251 marks and the opposition team scores 239 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
10. 10.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear team plan (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence
11. 11.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture
12. 12.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) answering opponents (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 27 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) the longest speech (c) fancy clothes (d) good arguments
17. 17.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) judges dislike it (c) it shows good strategy (d) it is not allowed
18. 18.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📝 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?
20. 20.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 25 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 195 marks and the opposition team scores 193 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
26. 26.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates
27. 27.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) good use of time (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 208 marks and the opposition team scores 204 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) a clear team plan (c) eye contact (d) relevant examples
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 33 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 35 for style and 87 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 24 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” 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 32, 20 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) a clear, steady voice
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
38. 38.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice

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