Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 394 · 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.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
2. 2.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) linking with teammates
4. 4.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
5. 5.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 28 for style and 84 in all. How many marks for strategy?
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
8. 8.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) good pace and pauses
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
10. 10.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 22 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📝 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
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 260 marks and the opposition team scores 262 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 22 for style and 57 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
18. 18.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) confident posture (d) good use of time
19. 19.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) linking with teammates
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 32 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 194 marks and the opposition team scores 199 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 40 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 228 marks and the opposition team scores 243 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 40 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) good arguments (d) the loudest voice
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 229 marks and the opposition team scores 216 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
36. 36.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear, steady voice
39. 39.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 35 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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