Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 883 · 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 25, 32 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) eye contact (c) answering opponents (d) correct facts
3. 3.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 20 for style and 61 in all. How many marks for strategy?
4. 4.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) content, style, strategy (c) dress, height, luck (d) speed, size, shouting
5. 5.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) correct facts
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 21 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 20 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 38 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates
10. 10.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) answering opponents (d) eye contact
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 40 for style and 89 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
18. 18.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) linking with teammates (c) eye contact (d) clear reasoning
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 33 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 27 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
24. 24.True or false: “eye contact” 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 29 for content, 30 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 203 marks and the opposition team scores 201 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
29. 29.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it shows good strategy (c) judges dislike it (d) it is not allowed
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 232 marks and the opposition team scores 241 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 198 marks and the opposition team scores 212 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 229 marks and the opposition team scores 215 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) strong evidence
37. 37.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
38. 38.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) answering opponents (d) clear reasoning
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 29 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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