Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 808 · 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) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) answering opponents
2. 2.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) good arguments (c) the longest speech (d) the loudest voice
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
5. 5.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 224 marks and the opposition team scores 214 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 24 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) clear reasoning (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 23 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
11. 11.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) dress, height, luck (c) content, style, strategy (d) jokes, length, volume
12. 12.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) correct facts (d) confident posture
13. 13.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) a clear team plan
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
15. 15.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 24 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 23 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) confident posture (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) correct facts (d) good pace and pauses
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 25 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 37 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
29. 29.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 33 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 217 marks and the opposition team scores 220 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 34 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) correct facts (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
35. 35.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 250 marks and the opposition team scores 263 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 196 marks and the opposition team scores 205 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 30 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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