Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 815 · 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 style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) answering opponents (c) confident posture (d) good use of time
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 27 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
4. 4.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice
5. 5.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
7. 7.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) dress, height, luck (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
10. 10.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
11. 11.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it wastes time (c) judges dislike it (d) it shows good strategy
12. 12.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) linking with teammates (d) good pace and pauses
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 30 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 246 marks and the opposition team scores 237 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 22 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
18. 18.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
20. 20.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) answering opponents
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 31 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 215 marks and the opposition team scores 227 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 40 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 211 marks and the opposition team scores 214 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
31. 31.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) a clear team plan (d) relevant examples
32. 32.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) good arguments (c) the longest speech (d) the loudest voice
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
34. 34.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 26 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) relevant examples (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 25 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 35 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) good use of time
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses

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