Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 28 · 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 “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
2. 2.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 208 marks and the opposition team scores 222 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) relevant examples
8. 8.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) linking with teammates
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 24 for style and 57 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
13. 13.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) linking with teammates (d) relevant examples
14. 14.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) dress, height, luck (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) relevant examples
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
19. 19.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
22. 22.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture
23. 23.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) correct facts (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 23 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 25 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) the longest speech (c) good arguments (d) fancy clothes
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 28 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) linking with teammates (c) good pace and pauses (d) clear reasoning
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
33. 33.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
34. 34.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) confident posture (c) answering opponents (d) relevant examples
35. 35.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it wastes time (c) judges dislike it (d) it shows good strategy
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 201 marks and the opposition team scores 204 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 24 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 25 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 241 marks and the opposition team scores 240 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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