Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 248 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) linking with teammates (d) good use of time
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
3. 3.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
6. 6.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 25 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
7. 7.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good use of time (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) confident posture (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 20 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) good use of time (d) correct facts
13. 13.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it is not allowed (c) it shows good strategy (d) it wastes time
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
15. 15.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) good use of time (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
16. 16.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) linking with teammates
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 31 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 26 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) confident posture
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 31 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear team plan (c) eye contact (d) clear reasoning
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 192 marks and the opposition team scores 188 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 31 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) relevant examples (c) good pace and pauses (d) clear reasoning
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 243 marks and the opposition team scores 242 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 214 marks and the opposition team scores 220 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
37. 37.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) dress, height, luck (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
38. 38.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 21 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) confident posture

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