Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 554 · 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) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) good pace and pauses
2. 2.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 31 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 32 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) clear reasoning
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 37 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 33 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 29 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
14. 14.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it is not allowed (c) it shows good strategy (d) judges dislike it
15. 15.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 24 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 31 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 23 for style and 59 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 30 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) relevant examples (d) good pace and pauses
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 39 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
25. 25.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 187 marks and the opposition team scores 183 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 31 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) fancy clothes (c) the longest speech (d) good arguments
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 200 marks and the opposition team scores 213 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
35. 35.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) linking with teammates
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) good use of time (d) a clear team plan
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 39 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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