Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 217 · 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) strategy (b) content (c) style
2. 2.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
3. 3.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
5. 5.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 38 for style and 84 in all. How many marks for strategy?
6. 6.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) the longest speech (c) good arguments (d) fancy clothes
7. 7.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
8. 8.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 24 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
9. 9.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 25 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
10. 10.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) correct facts
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 217 marks and the opposition team scores 209 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 248 marks and the opposition team scores 244 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
16. 16.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 28 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 29 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 231 marks and the opposition team scores 241 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) good use of time (c) strong evidence (d) good pace and pauses
24. 24.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) it is not allowed (c) judges dislike it (d) it wastes time
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
26. 26.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) linking with teammates
27. 27.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
29. 29.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 38 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
33. 33.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) eye contact (d) confident posture
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
35. 35.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) answering opponents (d) confident posture
36. 36.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) correct facts (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice
37. 37.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
38. 38.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) confident posture (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time
39. 39.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture
40. 40.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time

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