Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 191 · 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 “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
4. 4.📝 The proposition team scores 201 marks and the opposition team scores 207 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
5. 5.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 28 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) strong evidence (c) linking with teammates (d) correct facts
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
11. 11.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 28 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) speed, size, shouting (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
14. 14.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 205 marks and the opposition team scores 203 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 38 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 26 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) good arguments (d) the loudest voice
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 29 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
24. 24.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) a clear team plan (d) relevant examples
25. 25.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) confident posture
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 20 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 30 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 27 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) a clear, steady voice
34. 34.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) strong evidence (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
36. 36.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) answering opponents
37. 37.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 24 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 22 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) clear reasoning (c) eye contact (d) confident posture

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