Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 18 · 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.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear team plan (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
5. 5.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 35 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
6. 6.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) eye contact (d) correct facts
7. 7.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) confident posture (c) good use of time (d) linking with teammates
11. 11.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear team plan
12. 12.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) answering opponents (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
13. 13.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 39 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
17. 17.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 230 marks and the opposition team scores 238 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) answering opponents
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 33 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it is not allowed (c) it shows good strategy (d) it wastes time
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 39 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 258 marks and the opposition team scores 250 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
26. 26.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 34 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) the loudest voice (c) fancy clothes (d) good arguments
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 238 marks and the opposition team scores 239 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
32. 32.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) relevant examples
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 31 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 21 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 237 marks and the opposition team scores 240 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) good use of time
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
38. 38.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) confident posture
40. 40.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) eye contact

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