Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 206 · 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) content (b) strategy (c) style
2. 2.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the loudest voice (c) the longest speech (d) fancy clothes
4. 4.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice
6. 6.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 27 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
10. 10.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
12. 12.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it shows good strategy (c) it wastes time (d) it is not allowed
13. 13.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 35 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
14. 14.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) confident posture (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 36 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
18. 18.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) linking with teammates (c) relevant examples (d) a clear, steady voice
19. 19.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
21. 21.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) jokes, length, volume (c) dress, height, luck (d) speed, size, shouting
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 23 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 182 marks and the opposition team scores 170 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) strong evidence (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
26. 26.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) confident posture (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 188 marks and the opposition team scores 176 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 205 marks and the opposition team scores 211 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
31. 31.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) clear reasoning
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 20 for style and 60 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 23 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
36. 36.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) eye contact
38. 38.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) good pace and pauses
39. 39.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 39 and 20. What is the total out of 100?

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