Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 952 · 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 31, 30 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.📝 The proposition team scores 240 marks and the opposition team scores 238 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) confident posture (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
4. 4.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
6. 6.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
7. 7.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) answering opponents
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 28 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) the longest speech (c) good arguments (d) fancy clothes
12. 12.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 194 marks and the opposition team scores 205 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 23 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
20. 20.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) a clear team plan
21. 21.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
24. 24.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) good pace and pauses
26. 26.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) good pace and pauses
27. 27.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it is not allowed (c) it wastes time (d) it shows good strategy
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
29. 29.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) linking with teammates (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 23 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
33. 33.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) clear reasoning (d) answering opponents
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) relevant examples
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 25 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) good use of time (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
39. 39.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 35 and 13. What is the total out of 100?

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