Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 855 · 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 “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 27 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
4. 4.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) correct facts (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear team plan
5. 5.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
7. 7.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) eye contact (d) linking with teammates
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 29 for style and 72 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 21, 39 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
14. 14.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) answering opponents (d) linking with teammates
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
17. 17.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) fancy clothes (c) good arguments (d) the longest speech
19. 19.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
20. 20.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) judges dislike it (c) it wastes time (d) it shows good strategy
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
22. 22.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 220 marks and the opposition team scores 208 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
26. 26.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
27. 27.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 25 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 21 for style and 54 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 24 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 21 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 30 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 31 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
39. 39.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy

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