Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 80 · 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.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it shows good strategy (c) it wastes time (d) it is not allowed
2. 2.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) the loudest voice (d) good arguments
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
5. 5.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 21 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
11. 11.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 30 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) a clear, steady voice
15. 15.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) answering opponents (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
16. 16.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
18. 18.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) speed, size, shouting (c) jokes, length, volume (d) dress, height, luck
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 29 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) good pace and pauses (c) linking with teammates (d) eye contact
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 192 marks and the opposition team scores 180 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 23 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 38 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear, steady voice
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
28. 28.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 27 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 33 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 23 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 234 marks and the opposition team scores 239 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) eye contact (d) relevant examples
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence

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