Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 586 · 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.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
5. 5.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
6. 6.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear team plan (c) confident posture (d) answering opponents
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear, steady voice
8. 8.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
9. 9.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 25 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
15. 15.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) dress, height, luck (c) speed, size, shouting (d) jokes, length, volume
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) a clear team plan
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 206 marks and the opposition team scores 198 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
20. 20.📝 The proposition team scores 204 marks and the opposition team scores 215 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
21. 21.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) the loudest voice (d) good arguments
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 25 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 191 marks and the opposition team scores 202 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) eye contact (d) good use of time
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 39 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 25 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 33 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 202 marks and the opposition team scores 207 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good pace and pauses (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
31. 31.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 29 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 23 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
38. 38.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 39 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 40 and 19. What is the total out of 100?

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