Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 918 · 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) confident posture (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) good use of time
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 35 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.📝 The proposition team scores 259 marks and the opposition team scores 247 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 20 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) good arguments (d) the loudest voice
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
10. 10.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) relevant examples (d) a clear team plan
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
12. 12.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) relevant examples
13. 13.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) good pace and pauses
14. 14.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 37 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) good pace and pauses
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
18. 18.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) speed, size, shouting (c) content, style, strategy (d) dress, height, luck
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) linking with teammates
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 30 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
22. 22.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) good pace and pauses
25. 25.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 35 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) relevant examples (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
29. 29.📝 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
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 24 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 29 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts
34. 34.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 30 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) eye contact (d) clear reasoning
38. 38.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 36 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True

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