Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 10 · 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) answering opponents (b) relevant examples (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
4. 4.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
5. 5.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
8. 8.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) good pace and pauses (c) linking with teammates (d) correct facts
9. 9.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) a clear team plan
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 31 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
13. 13.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the longest speech (c) the loudest voice (d) good arguments
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
16. 16.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) confident posture (c) linking with teammates (d) good use of time
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 30 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it wastes time (c) it shows good strategy (d) judges dislike it
19. 19.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) answering opponents
20. 20.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 33 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 230 marks and the opposition team scores 245 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) strong evidence (c) good use of time (d) good pace and pauses
25. 25.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 191 marks and the opposition team scores 182 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 28 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) good use of time (d) correct facts
31. 31.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) good pace and pauses (c) good use of time (d) eye contact
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 25 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 23 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) relevant examples (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
36. 36.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 36 for style and 89 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 21 for style and 51 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 198 marks and the opposition team scores 200 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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