Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 103 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
3. 3.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 30 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 37 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
12. 12.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 32 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
13. 13.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
15. 15.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 22 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 36 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it shows good strategy (c) it wastes time (d) judges dislike it
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) relevant examples
22. 22.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 215 marks and the opposition team scores 217 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 195 marks and the opposition team scores 189 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) the loudest voice (d) good arguments
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 27 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 31 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
31. 31.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
33. 33.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 34 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
36. 36.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear, steady voice (c) correct facts (d) answering opponents
37. 37.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) strong evidence (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
39. 39.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content

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