Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 537 · 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.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) relevant examples (d) good pace and pauses
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 28 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) dress, height, luck (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
4. 4.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) a clear, steady voice (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 38 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 224 marks and the opposition team scores 213 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) correct facts (c) answering opponents (d) confident posture
8. 8.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
10. 10.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) good use of time (c) eye contact (d) linking with teammates
12. 12.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 38 for style and 93 in all. How many marks for strategy?
13. 13.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear team plan (d) eye contact
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) a clear team plan
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 20 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.📝 The proposition team scores 228 marks and the opposition team scores 219 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 22 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 30 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 40 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 32 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
24. 24.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) good pace and pauses
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) relevant examples
27. 27.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) answering opponents (d) clear reasoning
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 223 marks and the opposition team scores 211 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 34 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) strong evidence (d) answering opponents
35. 35.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) fancy clothes (c) the longest speech (d) the loudest voice
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 20 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 39 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
40. 40.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False

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