Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 33 · 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.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it shows good strategy (c) it wastes time (d) it is not allowed
2. 2.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) confident posture (d) linking with teammates
5. 5.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
6. 6.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 228 marks and the opposition team scores 220 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
11. 11.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 33 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 32 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
16. 16.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear, steady voice (c) a clear team plan (d) eye contact
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) relevant examples (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
19. 19.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) good use of time (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
20. 20.📝 The proposition team scores 207 marks and the opposition team scores 208 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
21. 21.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) good use of time (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
22. 22.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) linking with teammates
23. 23.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 29 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
26. 26.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) the loudest voice (c) fancy clothes (d) good arguments
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 25 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) clear reasoning (c) good use of time (d) a clear team plan
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 26 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 26 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 23 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 33 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) content, style, strategy (c) speed, size, shouting (d) dress, height, luck

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