Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 550 · 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.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 30 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
2. 2.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) content, style, strategy (c) speed, size, shouting (d) dress, height, luck
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
6. 6.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) eye contact (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture
9. 9.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) strong evidence
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 35 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
12. 12.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
16. 16.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) relevant examples (d) a clear, steady voice
17. 17.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) good pace and pauses (d) good use of time
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
19. 19.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) answering opponents (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 34 for style and 88 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
23. 23.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) answering opponents (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
25. 25.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) answering opponents (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 38 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 30 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 20 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 24 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the longest speech (c) good arguments (d) the loudest voice
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 220 marks and the opposition team scores 210 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 252 marks and the opposition team scores 247 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 34 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 28 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 20 for style and 57 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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