Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 559 · 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.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) content, style, strategy (d) dress, height, luck
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
3. 3.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) fancy clothes (c) good arguments (d) the longest speech
4. 4.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good use of time (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
5. 5.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 23 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) confident posture (c) linking with teammates (d) eye contact
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 201 marks and the opposition team scores 196 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) answering opponents (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
10. 10.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 222 marks and the opposition team scores 230 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
13. 13.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 21 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
14. 14.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) strong evidence (c) good use of time (d) eye contact
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 39 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
18. 18.📝 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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 34 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) correct facts (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts
23. 23.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
24. 24.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 27 and 13. 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 32, 21 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 20 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 26 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 38 for style and 90 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
36. 36.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 194 marks and the opposition team scores 186 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 26 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 38 and 13. What is the total out of 100?

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