Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 320 · 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 of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
3. 3.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 38 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
4. 4.📝 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
5. 5.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
6. 6.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) good use of time (d) answering opponents
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
9. 9.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
12. 12.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 32 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) confident posture
17. 17.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) strong evidence (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear, steady voice
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 28 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 33 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) eye contact (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear, steady voice (c) answering opponents (d) linking with teammates
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 185 marks and the opposition team scores 188 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 24 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 21 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 29 for style and 61 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
30. 30.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) content, style, strategy (c) speed, size, shouting (d) jokes, length, volume
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
32. 32.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) good arguments (d) the loudest voice
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
35. 35.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 209 marks and the opposition team scores 201 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 230 marks and the opposition team scores 223 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 23 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples

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