Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 194 · 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.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) correct facts (d) good use of time
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
3. 3.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it shows good strategy (c) judges dislike it (d) it is not allowed
4. 4.📝 The proposition team scores 221 marks and the opposition team scores 226 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
6. 6.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 29 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
7. 7.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 33 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 206 marks and the opposition team scores 200 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) correct facts (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
14. 14.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
16. 16.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear team plan (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) answering opponents (d) confident posture
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 25 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 24 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good use of time (d) a clear team plan
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 183 marks and the opposition team scores 186 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
25. 25.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) good arguments (c) the loudest voice (d) fancy clothes
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
27. 27.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence
28. 28.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) dress, height, luck (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 210 marks and the opposition team scores 216 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) strong evidence (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
34. 34.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) linking with teammates (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 208 marks and the opposition team scores 196 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) answering opponents
37. 37.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) confident posture
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 23 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) relevant examples (d) good pace and pauses

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