Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 419 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
2. 2.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good pace and pauses (c) answering opponents (d) clear reasoning
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) relevant examples (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
6. 6.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📝 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
8. 8.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 22 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
9. 9.📝 The proposition team scores 188 marks and the opposition team scores 183 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
10. 10.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) good arguments (c) the loudest voice (d) the longest speech
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
14. 14.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
15. 15.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) confident posture
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) relevant examples
17. 17.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) good use of time (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
18. 18.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good use of time (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
19. 19.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) dress, height, luck (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 40 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) eye contact (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
24. 24.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) eye contact (d) relevant examples
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
26. 26.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 200 marks and the opposition team scores 213 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) confident posture (c) a clear team plan (d) eye contact
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 33 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 233 marks and the opposition team scores 237 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 34 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 38 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 30 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 243 marks and the opposition team scores 248 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear team plan (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 40 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content

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