Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 763 · 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 39, 26 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) relevant examples (d) eye contact
3. 3.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence
4. 4.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) speed, size, shouting (c) jokes, length, volume (d) dress, height, luck
5. 5.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
6. 6.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) answering opponents (d) confident posture
7. 7.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
9. 9.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
11. 11.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
14. 14.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
15. 15.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📝 The proposition team scores 256 marks and the opposition team scores 246 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 35 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.📝 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
20. 20.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 30 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) good use of time
26. 26.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear, steady voice (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
27. 27.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 259 marks and the opposition team scores 250 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the longest speech (c) the loudest voice (d) fancy clothes
30. 30.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) correct facts (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
32. 32.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 37 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 23 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 23 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False

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