Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 434 · 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) relevant examples (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) good use of time
2. 2.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) good arguments (c) the loudest voice (d) the longest speech
3. 3.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) eye contact (c) relevant examples (d) confident posture
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 33 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) good use of time (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 39 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
11. 11.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) dress, height, luck (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy
12. 12.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
13. 13.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 39 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
14. 14.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) confident posture (d) linking with teammates
15. 15.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) correct facts (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 29 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
18. 18.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it wastes time (c) judges dislike it (d) it shows good strategy
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 227 marks and the opposition team scores 231 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) relevant examples (d) a clear team plan
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 39 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
25. 25.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) correct facts
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 204 marks and the opposition team scores 193 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 29 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 212 marks and the opposition team scores 220 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 186 marks and the opposition team scores 188 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) answering opponents (c) relevant examples (d) a clear, steady voice
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) linking with teammates
37. 37.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 228 marks and the opposition team scores 242 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence

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