Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 93 · 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.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 36 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) linking with teammates
3. 3.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 34 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
4. 4.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 36 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) a clear, steady voice
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
9. 9.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
10. 10.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) dress, height, luck (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 37 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) good use of time
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 32 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) linking with teammates
16. 16.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
17. 17.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) confident posture (b) strong evidence (c) linking with teammates (d) relevant examples
18. 18.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
20. 20.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it shows good strategy (c) judges dislike it (d) it wastes time
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 30 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 29 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 251 marks and the opposition team scores 236 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 253 marks and the opposition team scores 250 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 26 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) good use of time (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 26 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 21 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 187 marks and the opposition team scores 181 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 29 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 238 marks and the opposition team scores 242 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style

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