Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 866 · 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) fancy clothes (b) the longest speech (c) good arguments (d) the loudest voice
2. 2.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) a clear team plan
4. 4.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) answering opponents (c) eye contact (d) correct facts
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
6. 6.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) speed, size, shouting (c) dress, height, luck (d) jokes, length, volume
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) strong evidence
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 21 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.📝 The proposition team scores 244 marks and the opposition team scores 248 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 28 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 213 marks and the opposition team scores 201 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 22 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 40 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 38 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) linking with teammates (c) eye contact (d) a clear team plan
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
18. 18.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
23. 23.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it wastes time (c) it is not allowed (d) it shows good strategy
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 199 marks and the opposition team scores 205 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 23 for content, 33 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 24 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 40 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good use of time (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
30. 30.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) answering opponents
32. 32.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 29 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 31 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 193 marks and the opposition team scores 191 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 27 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice

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