Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 322 · 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.📝 The proposition team scores 198 marks and the opposition team scores 190 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
4. 4.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) eye contact (c) answering opponents (d) good use of time
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) good use of time (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
6. 6.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 21 for style and 54 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
10. 10.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) linking with teammates (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice
12. 12.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) relevant examples (c) eye contact (d) linking with teammates
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) good use of time
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 26 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) confident posture (c) linking with teammates (d) good pace and pauses
16. 16.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it wastes time (c) it is not allowed (d) it shows good strategy
18. 18.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 241 marks and the opposition team scores 240 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 238 marks and the opposition team scores 244 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
25. 25.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
26. 26.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 25 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear, steady voice
29. 29.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 23 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) good use of time
32. 32.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
34. 34.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
38. 38.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) confident posture (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style

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