Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 560 · 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.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 22 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it shows good strategy (c) it is not allowed (d) judges dislike it
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) linking with teammates
6. 6.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 32 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
7. 7.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
9. 9.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good use of time (c) a clear, steady voice (d) a clear team plan
10. 10.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) correct facts (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 26 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 38 for style and 84 in all. How many marks for strategy?
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 224 marks and the opposition team scores 215 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
15. 15.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear team plan (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 23 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear team plan
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) relevant examples (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice
21. 21.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) eye contact (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 215 marks and the opposition team scores 212 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
26. 26.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) a clear team plan
27. 27.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) the longest speech (c) fancy clothes (d) good arguments
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 40 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) answering opponents (d) relevant examples
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) a clear team plan
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) good use of time (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
35. 35.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
38. 38.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) relevant examples
40. 40.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False

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