Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 813 · 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) confident posture (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) relevant examples
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) correct facts (d) answering opponents
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 22 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) linking with teammates
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 35 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) strong evidence (d) linking with teammates
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 29 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 37 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 34 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
19. 19.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) content, style, strategy (c) dress, height, luck (d) speed, size, shouting
21. 21.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 29 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 181 marks and the opposition team scores 170 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
26. 26.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 28 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) answering opponents (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 235 marks and the opposition team scores 227 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 258 marks and the opposition team scores 250 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
33. 33.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) judges dislike it (c) it is not allowed (d) it wastes time
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 236 marks and the opposition team scores 246 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
37. 37.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 27 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) good arguments (c) fancy clothes (d) the loudest voice
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 35 and 17. What is the total out of 100?

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