Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 596 · 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: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 26 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.📝 The proposition team scores 211 marks and the opposition team scores 225 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 28 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) correct facts (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
7. 7.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
9. 9.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 31 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 38 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 24 for style and 60 in all. How many marks for strategy?
14. 14.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
15. 15.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) judges dislike it (c) it shows good strategy (d) it is not allowed
17. 17.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) good arguments (c) the loudest voice (d) the longest speech
18. 18.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) eye contact
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
21. 21.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) good use of time (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 225 marks and the opposition team scores 210 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) relevant examples (c) eye contact (d) correct facts
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
26. 26.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) confident posture (c) relevant examples (d) a clear, steady voice
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 26 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
30. 30.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear, steady voice (c) a clear team plan (d) good pace and pauses
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 237 marks and the opposition team scores 235 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
35. 35.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 33 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 24 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 38 for style and 87 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) answering opponents (d) confident posture

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