Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 183 · 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.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it is not allowed (c) judges dislike it (d) it shows good strategy
2. 2.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) good pace and pauses (c) answering opponents (d) good use of time
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 37 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) a clear, steady voice
5. 5.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
7. 7.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) eye contact (d) clear reasoning
9. 9.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) relevant examples (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 20 for style and 58 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) good use of time
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 24 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 212 marks and the opposition team scores 199 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
17. 17.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 26 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
20. 20.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
22. 22.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 31 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
28. 28.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) linking with teammates
29. 29.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
31. 31.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 23 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 20 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
39. 39.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) correct facts (c) eye contact (d) a clear team plan
40. 40.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples

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