Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 607 · 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) relevant examples (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 27 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
4. 4.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
6. 6.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) linking with teammates
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
10. 10.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) correct facts (d) answering opponents
11. 11.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) speed, size, shouting (c) dress, height, luck (d) jokes, length, volume
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 243 marks and the opposition team scores 247 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) good pace and pauses
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) eye contact
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 40 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 203 marks and the opposition team scores 218 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 32 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.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
23. 23.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) answering opponents
25. 25.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 35 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) linking with teammates
28. 28.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) linking with teammates
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 37 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) a clear team plan
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 25 for style and 62 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 21 for content, 25 for style and 58 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 40 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) relevant examples (d) eye contact
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) good use of time (d) correct facts
40. 40.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True

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