Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 334 · 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 strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear team plan
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
3. 3.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
4. 4.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) answering opponents (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
6. 6.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the loudest voice (c) good arguments (d) the longest speech
7. 7.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it wastes time (c) it shows good strategy (d) judges dislike it
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
12. 12.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear team plan (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
13. 13.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 35 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 241 marks and the opposition team scores 237 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 196 marks and the opposition team scores 184 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence
21. 21.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
23. 23.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) linking with teammates (d) good pace and pauses
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 20 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) answering opponents (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
28. 28.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) good pace and pauses (c) good use of time (d) eye contact
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 29 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 184 marks and the opposition team scores 187 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
32. 32.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) answering opponents (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
33. 33.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 29 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
37. 37.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 24 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) content, style, strategy (c) jokes, length, volume (d) speed, size, shouting
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy

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