Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 565 · 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) content, style, strategy (b) jokes, length, volume (c) speed, size, shouting (d) dress, height, luck
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 34 for style and 84 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
4. 4.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) a clear, steady voice
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
8. 8.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
9. 9.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) judges dislike it (c) it wastes time (d) it shows good strategy
10. 10.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
11. 11.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
12. 12.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
14. 14.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) the longest speech (c) good arguments (d) fancy clothes
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 242 marks and the opposition team scores 246 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) strong evidence (c) linking with teammates (d) eye contact
17. 17.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) clear reasoning (c) good use of time (d) confident posture
18. 18.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) linking with teammates (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
19. 19.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) relevant examples (c) confident posture (d) good use of time
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 217 marks and the opposition team scores 207 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
24. 24.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
26. 26.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 28 and 16. 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 26, 36 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 21 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
31. 31.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 223 marks and the opposition team scores 217 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 27 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
37. 37.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 40 for style and 87 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 240 marks and the opposition team scores 233 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False

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