Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 650 · 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 team plan (b) strong evidence (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture
2. 2.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) eye contact (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
4. 4.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
6. 6.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
7. 7.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) speed, size, shouting (c) content, style, strategy (d) dress, height, luck
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 26 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) good use of time (d) good pace and pauses
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 21 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 202 marks and the opposition team scores 187 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 37 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) clear reasoning (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
17. 17.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) good use of time (c) clear reasoning (d) linking with teammates
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
20. 20.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 34 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 203 marks and the opposition team scores 211 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 22 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 191 marks and the opposition team scores 181 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 244 marks and the opposition team scores 232 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
29. 29.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 32 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 37 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 194 marks and the opposition team scores 185 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) good arguments (d) the loudest voice
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 186 marks and the opposition team scores 177 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
38. 38.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
39. 39.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 39 and 12. What is the total out of 100?

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