Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 164 · 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.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) the longest speech (c) good arguments (d) fancy clothes
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) correct facts (d) linking with teammates
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
6. 6.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) confident posture (d) linking with teammates
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 32 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) dress, height, luck (c) speed, size, shouting (d) jokes, length, volume
12. 12.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) clear reasoning
13. 13.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) judges dislike it (c) it wastes time (d) it shows good strategy
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) good use of time (d) good pace and pauses
15. 15.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
17. 17.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 23 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) strong evidence (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 21 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 40 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) correct facts (d) good pace and pauses
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
26. 26.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) relevant examples
28. 28.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 225 marks and the opposition team scores 237 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 33 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 26 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
40. 40.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True

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