Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 943 · 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 27 for content, 27 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
2. 2.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it is not allowed (c) it shows good strategy (d) judges dislike it
3. 3.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
5. 5.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
6. 6.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) answering opponents (c) confident posture (d) good use of time
7. 7.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 21 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
11. 11.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) eye contact (d) linking with teammates
12. 12.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) answering opponents (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
13. 13.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📝 The proposition team scores 239 marks and the opposition team scores 243 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 20 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
20. 20.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
21. 21.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) good pace and pauses
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 34 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 240 marks and the opposition team scores 244 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear, steady voice (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
25. 25.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) confident posture (d) good use of time
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) strong evidence (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 26 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
30. 30.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 21 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 33 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
34. 34.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
36. 36.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 33 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 27 and 17. What is the total out of 100?

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