Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 107 · 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) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) confident posture (d) good use of time
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) linking with teammates
3. 3.📝 The proposition team scores 226 marks and the opposition team scores 236 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
4. 4.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) good use of time
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) linking with teammates
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
7. 7.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) correct facts (c) good use of time (d) good pace and pauses
8. 8.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 40 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
14. 14.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
15. 15.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) strong evidence (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice
20. 20.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) good arguments (c) the loudest voice (d) fancy clothes
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) a clear team plan (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
23. 23.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) linking with teammates (d) eye contact
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
26. 26.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) linking with teammates (d) good pace and pauses
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 34 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 234 marks and the opposition team scores 231 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 211 marks and the opposition team scores 226 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
34. 34.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
36. 36.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 39 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 23 for style and 61 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False

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