Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 818 · 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.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) dress, height, luck (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
2. 2.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 37 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) answering opponents (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
6. 6.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) strong evidence
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 39 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 32 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
11. 11.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) confident posture (c) linking with teammates (d) good pace and pauses
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
13. 13.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) relevant examples (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
14. 14.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the longest speech (c) good arguments (d) the loudest voice
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
16. 16.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 217 marks and the opposition team scores 213 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 34 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 26 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 29 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 207 marks and the opposition team scores 212 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 239 marks and the opposition team scores 226 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) strong evidence (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 29 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) good pace and pauses (d) good use of time
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) correct facts (c) good use of time (d) linking with teammates
32. 32.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) eye contact (d) good use of time
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 30 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 210 marks and the opposition team scores 221 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 40 for style and 93 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 237 marks and the opposition team scores 238 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 27 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) answering opponents
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 36 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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