Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 213 · 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 “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
2. 2.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) good arguments (c) the loudest voice (d) fancy clothes
4. 4.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) correct facts (c) a clear team plan (d) eye contact
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) correct facts (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) eye contact (d) answering opponents
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
10. 10.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
11. 11.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 201 marks and the opposition team scores 205 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (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 23, 29 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
18. 18.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
20. 20.📝 The proposition team scores 204 marks and the opposition team scores 207 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) linking with teammates
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 23 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 185 marks and the opposition team scores 179 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 195 marks and the opposition team scores 205 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) good pace and pauses (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 24 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it wastes time (c) it shows good strategy (d) judges dislike it
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 202 marks and the opposition team scores 214 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
34. 34.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) content, style, strategy (d) dress, height, luck
36. 36.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) eye contact
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 26 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 232 marks and the opposition team scores 235 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 22 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 22 and 20. What is the total out of 100?

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