Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 106 · 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) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) strong evidence
2. 2.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
4. 4.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
6. 6.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 33 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) eye contact (d) correct facts
9. 9.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 31 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 24 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 212 marks and the opposition team scores 213 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear, steady voice
13. 13.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) fancy clothes (c) the longest speech (d) the loudest voice
14. 14.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it wastes time (c) it shows good strategy (d) it is not allowed
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 25 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) relevant examples
18. 18.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
21. 21.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) content, style, strategy (c) speed, size, shouting (d) jokes, length, volume
22. 22.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) answering opponents (c) strong evidence (d) good pace and pauses
23. 23.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) correct facts (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
24. 24.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
27. 27.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) eye contact (d) clear reasoning
28. 28.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) good pace and pauses
29. 29.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 34 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 26 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) good use of time
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 25 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 35 and 11. What is the total out of 100?

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