Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 920 · 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.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 23 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
4. 4.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) eye contact (c) good use of time (d) linking with teammates
6. 6.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 210 marks and the opposition team scores 223 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
9. 9.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 27 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) answering opponents
12. 12.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) good use of time
13. 13.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear, steady voice (c) a clear team plan (d) good pace and pauses
14. 14.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it shows good strategy (c) it is not allowed (d) judges dislike it
15. 15.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) jokes, length, volume (c) dress, height, luck (d) speed, size, shouting
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 29 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 206 marks and the opposition team scores 213 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) relevant examples (d) confident posture
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 33 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) answering opponents
22. 22.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
23. 23.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) good pace and pauses (c) correct facts (d) confident posture
24. 24.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) answering opponents (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
25. 25.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) linking with teammates (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
27. 27.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 222 marks and the opposition team scores 230 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 38 for style and 89 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
33. 33.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) good use of time
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 196 marks and the opposition team scores 211 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 34 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 214 marks and the opposition team scores 207 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 29 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content

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