Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 205 · 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 “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
2. 2.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear team plan (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
5. 5.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) good arguments (c) the loudest voice (d) fancy clothes
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) good pace and pauses (d) good use of time
7. 7.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
8. 8.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) linking with teammates (c) correct facts (d) good pace and pauses
10. 10.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 27 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) judges dislike it (c) it shows good strategy (d) it wastes time
14. 14.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 189 marks and the opposition team scores 179 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 25 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
20. 20.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 40 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 182 marks and the opposition team scores 169 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 220 marks and the opposition team scores 230 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 32 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) a clear, steady voice (d) a clear team plan
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
29. 29.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
31. 31.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) confident posture (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 29 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 31 for style and 89 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) dress, height, luck (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 230 marks and the opposition team scores 233 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 203 marks and the opposition team scores 191 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True

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