Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 617 · 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 of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) answering opponents (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 22 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) confident posture (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) a clear team plan
5. 5.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 32 for style and 87 in all. How many marks for strategy?
6. 6.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) eye contact
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 20 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 207 marks and the opposition team scores 200 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 34 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) linking with teammates
15. 15.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) eye contact (d) relevant examples
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
18. 18.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
20. 20.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) the longest speech (c) fancy clothes (d) good arguments
21. 21.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) relevant examples
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
23. 23.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
24. 24.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 26 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” 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 20, 31 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 21 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 198 marks and the opposition team scores 190 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 23 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 248 marks and the opposition team scores 246 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 190 marks and the opposition team scores 180 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 231 marks and the opposition team scores 216 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
40. 40.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it wastes time (c) it is not allowed (d) it shows good strategy

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