Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 857 · 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 give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 25 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
3. 3.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
4. 4.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) relevant examples (d) a clear, steady voice
5. 5.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 23 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
6. 6.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 182 marks and the opposition team scores 174 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence
9. 9.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) correct facts (d) linking with teammates
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
13. 13.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 30 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
20. 20.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice
21. 21.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 25 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 184 marks and the opposition team scores 183 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 34 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 37 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 21 for style and 57 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 40 for style and 93 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) good arguments (c) the loudest voice (d) the longest speech
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 186 marks and the opposition team scores 183 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) correct facts
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 38 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) dress, height, luck (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 25 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it is not allowed (c) it shows good strategy (d) judges dislike it

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