Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 452 · 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 of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
2. 2.📝 The proposition team scores 222 marks and the opposition team scores 234 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
3. 3.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) the loudest voice (c) fancy clothes (d) good arguments
4. 4.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
5. 5.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it shows good strategy (c) judges dislike it (d) it is not allowed
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) a clear, steady voice (d) strong evidence
7. 7.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence
8. 8.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) linking with teammates (d) correct facts
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
12. 12.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
13. 13.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 26 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) eye contact (d) good use of time
16. 16.📝 The proposition team scores 204 marks and the opposition team scores 209 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
17. 17.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
18. 18.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) eye contact (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
21. 21.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) jokes, length, volume (c) speed, size, shouting (d) dress, height, luck
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 29 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 214 marks and the opposition team scores 215 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) relevant examples
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
28. 28.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) good use of time
29. 29.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) relevant examples
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 30 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 232 marks and the opposition team scores 221 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 196 marks and the opposition team scores 189 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good use of time
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 38 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) strong evidence
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 35 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 38 and 18. What is the total out of 100?

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