Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 90 · 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.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 28 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the longest speech (c) the loudest voice (d) good arguments
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 24 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) confident posture (d) good use of time
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 28 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
10. 10.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
13. 13.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) confident posture
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) eye contact
15. 15.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) content, style, strategy (c) jokes, length, volume (d) speed, size, shouting
16. 16.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 39 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 33 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 35 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear team plan (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) answering opponents
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 211 marks and the opposition team scores 222 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear team plan (c) eye contact (d) relevant examples
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good use of time
27. 27.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
31. 31.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 20 for style and 59 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 197 marks and the opposition team scores 189 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) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) confident posture
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 20 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 23 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses

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