Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 545 · 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 style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) relevant examples (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
2. 2.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) answering opponents
3. 3.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) a clear, steady voice
4. 4.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 27 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 35 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) correct facts
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
10. 10.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) dress, height, luck (c) content, style, strategy (d) jokes, length, volume
11. 11.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) answering opponents (d) eye contact
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 259 marks and the opposition team scores 263 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it is not allowed (c) it shows good strategy (d) it wastes time
14. 14.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) good use of time (d) correct facts
17. 17.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 34 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
21. 21.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 27 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) good arguments (d) the loudest voice
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice
27. 27.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 35 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 22 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 21 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 34 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 30 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 25 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
39. 39.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
40. 40.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True

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