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Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 441 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) linking with teammates
  2. 2.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) jokes, length, volume (c) dress, height, luck (d) speed, size, shouting
  3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
  4. 4.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 25 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
  7. 7.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
  9. 9.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) good pace and pauses
  10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 33 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
  12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
  13. 13.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) good use of time
  15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
  16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
  17. 17.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) it is not allowed (c) judges dislike it (d) it wastes time
  18. 18.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
  20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 27 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
  22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 194 marks and the opposition team scores 198 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
  23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
  24. 24.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) the loudest voice (d) good arguments
  25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 20 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
  26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 33 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
  27. 27.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 197 marks and the opposition team scores 182 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
  29. 29.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
  32. 32.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
  34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 33 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) good use of time
  36. 36.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) good pace and pauses
  38. 38.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) relevant examples (c) answering opponents (d) clear reasoning
  39. 39.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. linking with teammates
  2. content, style, strategy
  3. content
  4. True
  5. True
  6. 12
  7. True
  8. a clear, steady voice
  9. linking with teammates
  10. 79
  11. a clear, steady voice
  12. strategy
  13. False
  14. good pace and pauses
  15. content
  16. strategy
  17. it shows good strategy
  18. True
  19. strategy
  20. 81
  21. confident posture
  22. 4
  23. strategy
  24. good arguments
  25. 66
  26. 20
  27. False
  28. 15
  29. False
  30. False
  31. content
  32. False
  33. style
  34. 78
  35. good use of time
  36. False
  37. good pace and pauses
  38. answering opponents
  39. False
  40. False

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