Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 348 · 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) it wastes time (b) judges dislike it (c) it is not allowed (d) it shows good strategy
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) a clear team plan (d) relevant examples
4. 4.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) linking with teammates
5. 5.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
6. 6.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) linking with teammates (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice
8. 8.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 20 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 194 marks and the opposition team scores 184 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 27 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) answering opponents (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
18. 18.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) good use of time (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
21. 21.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) answering opponents (c) eye contact (d) relevant examples
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
24. 24.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) relevant examples (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
26. 26.True or false: “confident posture” 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 22 for content, 29 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 255 marks and the opposition team scores 254 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) relevant examples
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 249 marks and the opposition team scores 235 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 24 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
34. 34.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) confident posture (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 192 marks and the opposition team scores 197 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 210 marks and the opposition team scores 200 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts

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