Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 604 · 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: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) a clear team plan (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
3. 3.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 20 for style and 51 in all. How many marks for strategy?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good use of time (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
5. 5.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) confident posture (c) good use of time (d) answering opponents
6. 6.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) eye contact (c) answering opponents (d) relevant examples
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 201 marks and the opposition team scores 189 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
9. 9.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) correct facts (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
11. 11.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
12. 12.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 33 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 40 for style and 92 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 30 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) correct facts (d) good use of time
18. 18.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 28 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 37 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 38 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) jokes, length, volume (c) speed, size, shouting (d) dress, height, luck
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 22 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 20 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) a clear team plan
30. 30.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) fancy clothes (c) the longest speech (d) good arguments
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) relevant examples
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 185 marks and the opposition team scores 177 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 192 marks and the opposition team scores 200 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) answering opponents (d) a clear, steady voice
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 248 marks and the opposition team scores 255 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 32 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) linking with teammates (d) relevant examples
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style

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