Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 622 · 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.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) dress, height, luck (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
3. 3.📝 The proposition team scores 215 marks and the opposition team scores 230 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
4. 4.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) answering opponents (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
6. 6.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
7. 7.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
8. 8.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 22 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) linking with teammates (d) eye contact
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 31 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) the longest speech (c) fancy clothes (d) good arguments
13. 13.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) strong evidence (d) linking with teammates
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 40 for style and 92 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 22 for style and 59 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 37 for style and 87 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear, steady voice (c) answering opponents (d) eye contact
21. 21.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 180 marks and the opposition team scores 193 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 236 marks and the opposition team scores 247 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 34 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) answering opponents (d) relevant examples
27. 27.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) good pace and pauses (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 37 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 22 for style and 55 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it is not allowed (c) judges dislike it (d) it shows good strategy
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 211 marks and the opposition team scores 221 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) clear reasoning
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
35. 35.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) a clear team plan
36. 36.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 30 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
39. 39.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 27 and 10. What is the total out of 100?

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