Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 584 · 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) good pace and pauses (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) good use of time
2. 2.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 20 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 22 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice
7. 7.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) speed, size, shouting (c) jokes, length, volume (d) dress, height, luck
8. 8.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 39 for style and 94 in all. How many marks for strategy?
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 39 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
13. 13.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 39 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
14. 14.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
15. 15.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) linking with teammates
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) strong evidence (d) linking with teammates
17. 17.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 31 and 17. 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 33 for content, 21 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
21. 21.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) linking with teammates
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 221 marks and the opposition team scores 229 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) answering opponents
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 33 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
29. 29.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
32. 32.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) correct facts (c) good use of time (d) linking with teammates
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 246 marks and the opposition team scores 235 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 37 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
37. 37.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) answering opponents
38. 38.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
40. 40.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True

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