Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 257 · 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) correct facts (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice
2. 2.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
4. 4.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) answering opponents (d) eye contact
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 193 marks and the opposition team scores 178 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) confident posture (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
10. 10.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) eye contact (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 35 for style and 84 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) content, style, strategy (d) dress, height, luck
14. 14.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it shows good strategy (c) it is not allowed (d) judges dislike it
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 21 for style and 58 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 31 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
19. 19.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
22. 22.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 237 marks and the opposition team scores 242 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) good use of time (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear, steady voice
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) linking with teammates (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
26. 26.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) relevant examples (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear team plan
27. 27.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) relevant examples
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
29. 29.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 34 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 24 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) correct facts (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) good use of time
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 26 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 259 marks and the opposition team scores 264 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 20 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style

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