Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 204 · 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 style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 25 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) dress, height, luck (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
8. 8.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) answering opponents
9. 9.📝 The proposition team scores 201 marks and the opposition team scores 195 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
10. 10.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) eye contact (d) a clear team plan
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 241 marks and the opposition team scores 229 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
14. 14.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 243 marks and the opposition team scores 255 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
17. 17.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) relevant examples (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) good use of time
20. 20.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) linking with teammates (d) correct facts
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
22. 22.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 39 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 217 marks and the opposition team scores 215 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) a clear team plan
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 234 marks and the opposition team scores 243 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
30. 30.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
31. 31.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
34. 34.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) clear reasoning
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) linking with teammates
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 24 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) the loudest voice (c) fancy clothes (d) good arguments
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 39 and 15. What is the total out of 100?

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