Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 583 · 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 style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) confident posture (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
2. 2.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) good pace and pauses
3. 3.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) speed, size, shouting (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy
5. 5.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 26 for style and 61 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 23 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
10. 10.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
11. 11.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) linking with teammates
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
14. 14.📝 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
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 22 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 21 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) answering opponents
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 217 marks and the opposition team scores 232 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 21 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 27 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) relevant examples (c) answering opponents (d) good pace and pauses
26. 26.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 24 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 258 marks and the opposition team scores 252 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 28 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the longest speech (c) fancy clothes (d) the loudest voice
31. 31.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 20 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 21 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) good use of time
40. 40.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False

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