Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 271 · 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 “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
2. 2.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
3. 3.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) good use of time (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
6. 6.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) good use of time
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
8. 8.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) linking with teammates (c) relevant examples (d) good pace and pauses
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 29 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) answering opponents (c) relevant examples (d) a clear, steady voice
11. 11.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 32 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
13. 13.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 37 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 24 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) a clear team plan
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 20 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
26. 26.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) judges dislike it (c) it shows good strategy (d) it wastes time
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 36 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) dress, height, luck (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 36 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 36 for style and 87 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 25 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 219 marks and the opposition team scores 205 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 36 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
39. 39.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) relevant examples
40. 40.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the loudest voice (c) good arguments (d) the longest speech

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