Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 983 · 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 36, 37 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
4. 4.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good use of time (c) relevant examples (d) a clear team plan
5. 5.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the longest speech (c) the loudest voice (d) good arguments
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
7. 7.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) eye contact
8. 8.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) content, style, strategy (c) dress, height, luck (d) jokes, length, volume
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 22 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 257 marks and the opposition team scores 266 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) answering opponents
16. 16.📝 The proposition team scores 238 marks and the opposition team scores 233 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 181 marks and the opposition team scores 175 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence
20. 20.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 31 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 29 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 26 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) clear reasoning
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 37 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 30 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 192 marks and the opposition team scores 202 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) linking with teammates (c) eye contact (d) clear reasoning
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
36. 36.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
37. 37.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) good pace and pauses (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 214 marks and the opposition team scores 209 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 25 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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