Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 215 · 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 “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
2. 2.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
4. 4.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) good use of time (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
5. 5.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 30 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
6. 6.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the loudest voice (c) the longest speech (d) fancy clothes
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
9. 9.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 35 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
13. 13.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
15. 15.📝 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
16. 16.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
17. 17.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
18. 18.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) strong evidence (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 29 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) relevant examples
23. 23.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) content, style, strategy (c) dress, height, luck (d) jokes, length, volume
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 39 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 181 marks and the opposition team scores 173 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
28. 28.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) linking with teammates (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
32. 32.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) answering opponents (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 33 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) eye contact (d) correct facts
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 247 marks and the opposition team scores 256 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 22 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good use of time (c) correct facts (d) answering opponents
38. 38.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy

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