Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 341 · 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.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
2. 2.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) correct facts
4. 4.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it is not allowed (c) it shows good strategy (d) it wastes time
5. 5.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) dress, height, luck (c) jokes, length, volume (d) speed, size, shouting
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 229 marks and the opposition team scores 218 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
9. 9.📝 The proposition team scores 225 marks and the opposition team scores 223 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
13. 13.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) eye contact
14. 14.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good use of time (d) linking with teammates
15. 15.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
17. 17.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 23 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) strong evidence (d) linking with teammates
20. 20.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear, steady voice
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 24 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 229 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 style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 29 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) strong evidence (d) linking with teammates
29. 29.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) a clear team plan
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) good use of time (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 243 marks and the opposition team scores 241 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 40 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 25 for style and 60 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
35. 35.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
37. 37.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) eye contact
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 32 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan

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