Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 588 · 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.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 22 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence
4. 4.📝 The proposition team scores 189 marks and the opposition team scores 185 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
5. 5.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) good pace and pauses (c) relevant examples (d) confident posture
6. 6.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 34 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
9. 9.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
11. 11.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) fancy clothes (c) the longest speech (d) good arguments
13. 13.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 244 marks and the opposition team scores 250 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
16. 16.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) judges dislike it (c) it wastes time (d) it is not allowed
17. 17.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) linking with teammates (c) relevant examples (d) eye contact
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 20 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.📝 The proposition team scores 216 marks and the opposition team scores 202 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 25 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
25. 25.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) strong evidence (c) eye contact (d) linking with teammates
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 34 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 32 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 38 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 24 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) eye contact
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
37. 37.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content

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