Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 580 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) linking with teammates
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear, steady voice
3. 3.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
8. 8.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) speed, size, shouting (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence
10. 10.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) good use of time
11. 11.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) confident posture
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 31 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 32 for style and 84 in all. How many marks for strategy?
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 22 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
17. 17.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the longest speech (c) the loudest voice (d) good arguments
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 31 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) eye contact
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 240 marks and the opposition team scores 241 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” 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 37, 30 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 215 marks and the opposition team scores 225 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 36 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 192 marks and the opposition team scores 177 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) answering opponents
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 26 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) confident posture (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
33. 33.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 30 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
37. 37.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 230 marks and the opposition team scores 219 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True

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