Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 351 · 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 style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) relevant examples (c) a clear, steady voice (d) answering opponents
2. 2.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) good pace and pauses (d) good use of time
5. 5.📝 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
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 259 marks and the opposition team scores 258 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
9. 9.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 31 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) the loudest voice (c) good arguments (d) fancy clothes
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 40 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) answering opponents (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good use of time
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 34 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 29 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
22. 22.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 23 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 234 marks and the opposition team scores 219 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) eye contact (d) a clear team plan
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 228 marks and the opposition team scores 215 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 31 for style and 89 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
33. 33.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 39 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) good pace and pauses
37. 37.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 35 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan

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