Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 794 · 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.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 25 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
2. 2.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) fancy clothes (c) the longest speech (d) good arguments
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 37 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 35 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) relevant examples
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 34 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear, steady voice (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
8. 8.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good use of time (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 24 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) answering opponents (c) relevant examples (d) confident posture
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 234 marks and the opposition team scores 235 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) a clear team plan (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
14. 14.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) linking with teammates
15. 15.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) answering opponents (d) correct facts
18. 18.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it is not allowed (c) judges dislike it (d) it shows good strategy
19. 19.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) content, style, strategy (c) speed, size, shouting (d) jokes, length, volume
20. 20.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 35 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 187 marks and the opposition team scores 196 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 220 marks and the opposition team scores 209 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 251 marks and the opposition team scores 261 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence
28. 28.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) linking with teammates (d) good use of time
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
32. 32.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 207 marks and the opposition team scores 218 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 23 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time
36. 36.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) eye contact (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
37. 37.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) a clear, steady voice (d) a clear team plan
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 242 marks and the opposition team scores 237 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy

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