Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 624 · 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 28, 30 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 26 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
5. 5.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
6. 6.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) relevant examples (c) answering opponents (d) eye contact
8. 8.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
9. 9.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
13. 13.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) good use of time (c) clear reasoning (d) linking with teammates
14. 14.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) confident posture
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) good pace and pauses
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 23 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 20 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
19. 19.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) confident posture (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
20. 20.📝 The proposition team scores 206 marks and the opposition team scores 217 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
21. 21.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 40 for style and 86 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 35 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
26. 26.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) strong evidence (c) good use of time (d) answering opponents
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 33 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 255 marks and the opposition team scores 258 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 180 marks and the opposition team scores 193 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) answering opponents
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 212 marks and the opposition team scores 221 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 31 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 229 marks and the opposition team scores 217 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) speed, size, shouting (c) jokes, length, volume (d) dress, height, luck
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
40. 40.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the longest speech (c) the loudest voice (d) fancy clothes

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