Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 945 · 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.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 25 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
3. 3.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear team plan
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 32 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
6. 6.📝 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?
7. 7.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
8. 8.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it shows good strategy (c) it is not allowed (d) it wastes time
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
10. 10.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) correct facts
13. 13.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) linking with teammates
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 24 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 38 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the longest speech (c) fancy clothes (d) the loudest voice
19. 19.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
22. 22.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good pace and pauses (c) answering opponents (d) good use of time
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
25. 25.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 251 marks and the opposition team scores 239 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 27 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) strong evidence (d) answering opponents
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
32. 32.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 21 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.📝 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?
35. 35.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 26 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 32 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 39 and 14. What is the total out of 100?

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