Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 842 · 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.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
3. 3.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) answering opponents
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 29 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
9. 9.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 26 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 40 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 185 marks and the opposition team scores 181 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it is not allowed (c) it wastes time (d) it shows good strategy
16. 16.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
19. 19.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
20. 20.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) content, style, strategy (c) jokes, length, volume (d) dress, height, luck
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 22 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 36 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) relevant examples (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) confident posture (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
25. 25.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) relevant examples (c) eye contact (d) correct facts
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 25 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) a clear team plan (c) relevant examples (d) confident posture
29. 29.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) the loudest voice (c) fancy clothes (d) good arguments
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 27 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 24 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 36 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 32 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 21 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) relevant examples
39. 39.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 252 marks and the opposition team scores 266 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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