Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 249 · 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.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
3. 3.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
8. 8.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
10. 10.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 21 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
13. 13.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) good use of time (c) a clear, steady voice (d) strong evidence
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 24 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) speed, size, shouting (c) content, style, strategy (d) dress, height, luck
19. 19.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) linking with teammates
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) linking with teammates
21. 21.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) good pace and pauses (d) answering opponents
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 25 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) relevant examples (d) a clear, steady voice
24. 24.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 255 marks and the opposition team scores 270 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 32 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
30. 30.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 220 marks and the opposition team scores 229 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) good use of time (d) a clear team plan
33. 33.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it shows good strategy (c) judges dislike it (d) it is not allowed
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
36. 36.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) a clear team plan
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 33 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
40. 40.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True

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