Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 152 · 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: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 20 for style and 61 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
4. 4.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
5. 5.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) eye contact (d) good use of time
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 252 marks and the opposition team scores 258 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) answering opponents
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
10. 10.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) it wastes time (c) judges dislike it (d) it is not allowed
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 34 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) relevant examples (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 35 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 39 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 25 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
18. 18.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
20. 20.📝 The proposition team scores 224 marks and the opposition team scores 227 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 210 marks and the opposition team scores 214 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) a clear, steady voice (c) linking with teammates (d) correct facts
23. 23.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 24 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
28. 28.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
31. 31.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good use of time (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) answering opponents
34. 34.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) linking with teammates (c) good pace and pauses (d) clear reasoning
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice
37. 37.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) speed, size, shouting (c) jokes, length, volume (d) dress, height, luck
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
39. 39.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True

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