Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 515 · 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 content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 21 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) content, style, strategy (d) dress, height, luck
4. 4.📝 The proposition team scores 229 marks and the opposition team scores 232 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
5. 5.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear team plan (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
6. 6.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 204 marks and the opposition team scores 211 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 36 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 215 marks and the opposition team scores 219 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) relevant examples (c) eye contact (d) a clear team plan
14. 14.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear team plan (c) strong evidence (d) answering opponents
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
16. 16.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 251 marks and the opposition team scores 236 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) eye contact (d) correct facts
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) correct facts (d) good use of time
22. 22.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) good pace and pauses
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 37 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) good pace and pauses (d) linking with teammates
26. 26.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) eye contact (d) clear reasoning
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 37 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 24 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) linking with teammates
33. 33.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 195 marks and the opposition team scores 205 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 33 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it wastes time (c) it shows good strategy (d) it is not allowed
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 33 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
40. 40.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True

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