Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 146 · 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.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) good arguments (c) the longest speech (d) fancy clothes
3. 3.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) dress, height, luck (c) content, style, strategy (d) jokes, length, volume
4. 4.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) confident posture
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 26 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 27 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) confident posture (d) relevant examples
10. 10.📝 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
11. 11.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time
13. 13.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) linking with teammates
14. 14.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) answering opponents (c) eye contact (d) a clear team plan
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
16. 16.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
18. 18.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear team plan
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 21 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 36 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 194 marks and the opposition team scores 196 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 215 marks and the opposition team scores 207 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 188 marks and the opposition team scores 195 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 25 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 209 marks and the opposition team scores 224 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 20 for style and 57 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 27 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 215 marks and the opposition team scores 220 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False

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