Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 947 · 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 content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) good use of time (c) eye contact (d) answering opponents
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 31 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 33 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) linking with teammates (c) relevant examples (d) a clear team plan
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 34 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
11. 11.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 247 marks and the opposition team scores 239 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 26 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 27 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) a clear team plan (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) correct facts (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
22. 22.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
24. 24.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
27. 27.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
28. 28.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
29. 29.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) dress, height, luck (c) speed, size, shouting (d) jokes, length, volume
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
31. 31.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
35. 35.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 30 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear team plan (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 39 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) eye contact (d) linking with teammates
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 31 and 14. What is the total out of 100?

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