Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 571 · 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) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) relevant examples (d) confident posture
2. 2.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) dress, height, luck (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy
4. 4.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
6. 6.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 40 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) answering opponents
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 39 for style and 89 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
14. 14.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 31 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 28 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 22 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 37 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
21. 21.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the longest speech (c) the loudest voice (d) fancy clothes
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
23. 23.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 38 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 39 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 209 marks and the opposition team scores 198 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) relevant examples (c) a clear team plan (d) eye contact
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice
30. 30.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) linking with teammates (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
33. 33.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it is not allowed (c) it wastes time (d) it shows good strategy
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 20 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) a clear team plan
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
38. 38.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 246 marks and the opposition team scores 249 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 184 marks and the opposition team scores 183 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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