Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 224 · 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) strategy (b) content (c) style
2. 2.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) good arguments (c) fancy clothes (d) the longest speech
3. 3.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
4. 4.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
5. 5.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) good use of time
8. 8.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning
9. 9.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) correct facts (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 39 for style and 96 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
14. 14.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 31 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
17. 17.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 29 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) eye contact
20. 20.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 24 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it wastes time (c) it is not allowed (d) it shows good strategy
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
26. 26.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) good use of time
27. 27.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) linking with teammates
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 226 marks and the opposition team scores 223 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 26 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) answering opponents (c) eye contact (d) a clear team plan
35. 35.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 40 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) strong evidence (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
39. 39.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 29 and 12. What is the total out of 100?

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