Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 308 · 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 use of time (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
2. 2.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) fancy clothes (c) good arguments (d) the longest speech
3. 3.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 31 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 34 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 237 marks and the opposition team scores 225 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear team plan (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
7. 7.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 34 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
12. 12.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 29 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 203 marks and the opposition team scores 205 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 26 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 205 marks and the opposition team scores 211 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.📝 The proposition team scores 253 marks and the opposition team scores 239 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) linking with teammates (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear team plan
23. 23.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 26 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) a clear team plan (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
27. 27.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
29. 29.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
31. 31.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) content, style, strategy (c) dress, height, luck (d) jokes, length, volume
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) eye contact (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
34. 34.📝 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
35. 35.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) relevant examples (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture
37. 37.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) confident posture
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) linking with teammates (d) good pace and pauses

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