Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 309 · 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.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 23 for style and 58 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
5. 5.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) dress, height, luck (c) content, style, strategy (d) jokes, length, volume
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
8. 8.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the loudest voice (c) the longest speech (d) good arguments
9. 9.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
11. 11.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 23 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
14. 14.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 36 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
19. 19.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 25 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 28 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
23. 23.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) confident posture (b) strong evidence (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
24. 24.📝 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
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 239 marks and the opposition team scores 242 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 30 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) eye contact (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
29. 29.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) a clear team plan (d) eye contact
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 30 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 193 marks and the opposition team scores 185 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) a clear team plan
37. 37.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
38. 38.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) answering opponents (c) strong evidence (d) good pace and pauses
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) linking with teammates (d) good use of time
40. 40.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) good pace and pauses (c) relevant examples (d) confident posture

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