Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 288 · 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) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning
2. 2.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) eye contact (d) confident posture
4. 4.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) linking with teammates (d) clear reasoning
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 26 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 22 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) eye contact (d) a clear team plan
9. 9.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
11. 11.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
12. 12.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 28 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
20. 20.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) linking with teammates (d) relevant examples
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 190 marks and the opposition team scores 191 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 31 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 25 for style and 57 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) good pace and pauses
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 24 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) clear reasoning
30. 30.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
32. 32.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) judges dislike it (c) it wastes time (d) it is not allowed
33. 33.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
34. 34.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice
36. 36.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 22 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 20 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 35 and 13. What is the total out of 100?

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