Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 909 · 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 content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) relevant examples (c) answering opponents (d) good pace and pauses
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 23 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
5. 5.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) linking with teammates
8. 8.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 25 for style and 61 in all. How many marks for strategy?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) answering opponents (d) a clear, steady voice
13. 13.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) judges dislike it (c) it is not allowed (d) it shows good strategy
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 27 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
16. 16.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 37 for style and 87 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) answering opponents
21. 21.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
23. 23.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) the loudest voice (d) good arguments
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 21 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 26 for style and 84 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) linking with teammates
29. 29.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear, steady voice
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 204 marks and the opposition team scores 196 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) dress, height, luck (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear, steady voice
33. 33.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) correct facts (c) eye contact (d) a clear team plan
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 36 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) good use of time (d) eye contact
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
37. 37.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 28 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) good pace and pauses
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 29 and 20. What is the total out of 100?

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