Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 843 · 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.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) fancy clothes (c) the longest speech (d) the loudest voice
2. 2.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) answering opponents (d) good pace and pauses
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 35 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 26 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 38 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
9. 9.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good use of time
10. 10.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (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 22, 23 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) good use of time
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 31 for style and 87 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.📝 The proposition team scores 259 marks and the opposition team scores 253 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
18. 18.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
20. 20.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it is not allowed (c) judges dislike it (d) it shows good strategy
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 23 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 226 marks and the opposition team scores 235 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 32 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) a clear team plan
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 213 marks and the opposition team scores 207 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 25 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 23 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 32 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) content, style, strategy (c) speed, size, shouting (d) dress, height, luck
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 22 for style and 63 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 35, 34 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
40. 40.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True

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