Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 625 · 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) good pace and pauses (b) linking with teammates (c) eye contact (d) confident posture
2. 2.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) speed, size, shouting (c) content, style, strategy (d) jokes, length, volume
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
4. 4.📝 The proposition team scores 203 marks and the opposition team scores 190 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 241 marks and the opposition team scores 242 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
7. 7.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 29 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 26 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 40 for style and 87 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
16. 16.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) the loudest voice (c) fancy clothes (d) good arguments
17. 17.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) it is not allowed (c) it wastes time (d) judges dislike it
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 32 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 26 for style and 59 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
21. 21.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) linking with teammates (c) good pace and pauses (d) clear reasoning
22. 22.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 22 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 33 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
28. 28.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) eye contact (d) linking with teammates
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 20 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) a clear team plan
31. 31.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 38 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 33 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 256 marks and the opposition team scores 264 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
37. 37.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) linking with teammates
39. 39.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence

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