Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 123 · 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) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice
2. 2.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
3. 3.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) eye contact (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 35 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good use of time
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
8. 8.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) clear reasoning
10. 10.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 36 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
14. 14.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) it is not allowed (c) it wastes time (d) judges dislike it
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
16. 16.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning
17. 17.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 36 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 30 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
23. 23.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) speed, size, shouting (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy
24. 24.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 29 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 257 marks and the opposition team scores 271 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) eye contact (d) clear reasoning
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 35 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 33 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 39 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
40. 40.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True

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