Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 382 · 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 “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
2. 2.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) eye contact (d) a clear team plan
4. 4.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) good arguments (c) fancy clothes (d) the loudest voice
6. 6.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 35 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 23 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.📝 The proposition team scores 227 marks and the opposition team scores 222 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
14. 14.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 35 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 197 marks and the opposition team scores 206 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 36 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
20. 20.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice
22. 22.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) strong evidence (c) linking with teammates (d) good use of time
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (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 35, 25 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 38 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) good pace and pauses (c) correct facts (d) confident posture
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 197 marks and the opposition team scores 208 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 23 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
31. 31.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) a clear team plan
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 27 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 37 for style and 84 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) good pace and pauses
37. 37.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) linking with teammates
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) a clear team plan (d) relevant examples
40. 40.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False

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