Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 611 · 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 33, 32 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
3. 3.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 40 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 29 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
8. 8.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 21 for style and 77 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 is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
12. 12.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 23 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
13. 13.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) confident posture
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 30 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 35 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 29 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) good use of time (d) answering opponents
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 22 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 27 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
24. 24.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) dress, height, luck (c) content, style, strategy (d) jokes, length, volume
25. 25.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) a clear team plan
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 40 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) good use of time (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 26 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 36 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 24 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 35 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 40 for style and 88 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 24, 39 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 21, 35 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) relevant examples (c) eye contact (d) a clear team plan
40. 40.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True

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