Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 700 · 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 24, 21 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) correct facts (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice
3. 3.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the longest speech (c) the loudest voice (d) fancy clothes
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) good pace and pauses (d) good use of time
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
8. 8.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) good pace and pauses
10. 10.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) confident posture (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
11. 11.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear team plan (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) correct facts
13. 13.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 38 for style and 87 in all. How many marks for strategy?
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 210 marks and the opposition team scores 198 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 251 marks and the opposition team scores 256 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
17. 17.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 180 marks and the opposition team scores 181 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) clear reasoning
20. 20.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 20 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 211 marks and the opposition team scores 208 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence
25. 25.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
27. 27.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) good pace and pauses
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
30. 30.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) content, style, strategy (c) dress, height, luck (d) speed, size, shouting
31. 31.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
33. 33.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
34. 34.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) eye contact
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 236 marks and the opposition team scores 250 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 23 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it shows good strategy (c) judges dislike it (d) it wastes time
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
40. 40.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts

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