Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 974 · 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.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) jokes, length, volume (c) speed, size, shouting (d) dress, height, luck
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 29 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) eye contact (d) correct facts
4. 4.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) answering opponents
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) eye contact
6. 6.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) good arguments (c) fancy clothes (d) the longest speech
8. 8.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) eye contact (d) good use of time
9. 9.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
10. 10.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
12. 12.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 23 for style and 54 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 23 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 28 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it shows good strategy (c) it is not allowed (d) judges dislike it
20. 20.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 258 marks and the opposition team scores 263 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 186 marks and the opposition team scores 184 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) correct facts (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 230 marks and the opposition team scores 227 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) confident posture (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) correct facts
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
33. 33.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 26 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 40 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) linking with teammates (c) eye contact (d) relevant examples
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 20 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) eye contact

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