Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 360 · 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) content (b) strategy (c) style
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
3. 3.📝 The proposition team scores 228 marks and the opposition team scores 241 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
4. 4.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 25 for style and 56 in all. How many marks for strategy?
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
7. 7.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 29 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 39 for style and 94 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
16. 16.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) strong evidence (c) eye contact (d) confident posture
17. 17.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) dress, height, luck (c) jokes, length, volume (d) speed, size, shouting
18. 18.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the loudest voice (c) fancy clothes (d) the longest speech
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) strong evidence
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 24 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 26 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) answering opponents (c) relevant examples (d) a clear, steady voice
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 20 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good use of time (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 34 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 250 marks and the opposition team scores 248 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) strong evidence
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
34. 34.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) linking with teammates
35. 35.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice
36. 36.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
39. 39.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) relevant examples
40. 40.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) linking with teammates

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