Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 599 · 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) strong evidence (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
2. 2.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) answering opponents
3. 3.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) good pace and pauses (d) clear reasoning
4. 4.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) content, style, strategy (c) speed, size, shouting (d) jokes, length, volume
6. 6.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
8. 8.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 30 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
10. 10.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) good use of time (c) relevant examples (d) confident posture
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 21 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
14. 14.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
16. 16.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) good use of time
17. 17.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it is not allowed (c) it shows good strategy (d) it wastes time
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 26 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 21 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) correct facts (d) answering opponents
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 38 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 32 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 25 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 212 marks and the opposition team scores 201 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 28 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 31 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
33. 33.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) a clear team plan
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) answering opponents (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
35. 35.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) good arguments (c) the longest speech (d) fancy clothes
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 20 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 35 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear, steady voice (c) linking with teammates (d) eye contact
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
40. 40.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) correct facts (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture

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