Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 166 · 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 longest speech (b) good arguments (c) the loudest voice (d) fancy clothes
2. 2.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) clear reasoning
3. 3.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) a clear, steady voice (d) a clear team plan
8. 8.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) content, style, strategy (c) speed, size, shouting (d) jokes, length, volume
9. 9.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good use of time (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts
10. 10.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 25 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 26 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) good pace and pauses
15. 15.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 24 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 31 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) linking with teammates
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence
22. 22.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) linking with teammates (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time
23. 23.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 26 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) confident posture (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 246 marks and the opposition team scores 253 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 201 marks and the opposition team scores 205 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 40 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 188 marks and the opposition team scores 196 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 206 marks and the opposition team scores 197 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good use of time (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
38. 38.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
40. 40.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy

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