Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 987 · 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 style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) good use of time
2. 2.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the loudest voice (c) the longest speech (d) good arguments
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 20 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 27 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
8. 8.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts
9. 9.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence
10. 10.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture
11. 11.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear team plan (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
13. 13.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) jokes, length, volume (c) speed, size, shouting (d) dress, height, luck
14. 14.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) eye contact
15. 15.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 27 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
18. 18.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 229 marks and the opposition team scores 236 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 21 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
24. 24.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 20 for style and 61 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 25 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) answering opponents (d) a clear, steady voice
31. 31.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
34. 34.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 27 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 209 marks and the opposition team scores 201 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 39 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) good use of time (c) confident posture (d) a clear team plan
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 200 marks and the opposition team scores 185 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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