Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 295 · 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 “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
2. 2.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) confident posture (b) good use of time (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
3. 3.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) content, style, strategy (d) dress, height, luck
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
5. 5.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) eye contact (d) correct facts
6. 6.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) it wastes time (c) judges dislike it (d) it is not allowed
7. 7.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
11. 11.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates
12. 12.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 200 marks and the opposition team scores 215 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 21 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) linking with teammates
17. 17.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) strong evidence (c) eye contact (d) answering opponents
19. 19.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) good arguments (c) fancy clothes (d) the longest speech
20. 20.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) linking with teammates (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) good use of time (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 27 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) linking with teammates (d) clear reasoning
25. 25.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) eye contact (c) correct facts (d) good pace and pauses
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 26 for style and 61 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) linking with teammates
28. 28.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 202 marks and the opposition team scores 190 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 27 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 23 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 233 marks and the opposition team scores 241 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 23 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
36. 36.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 32 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content

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