Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 460 · 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 strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) linking with teammates
2. 2.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) confident posture
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
4. 4.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear, steady voice
5. 5.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
6. 6.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
8. 8.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
10. 10.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) answering opponents (d) good pace and pauses
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
15. 15.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
16. 16.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) content, style, strategy (d) dress, height, luck
18. 18.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) fancy clothes (c) the longest speech (d) the loudest voice
21. 21.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
23. 23.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 37 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 258 marks and the opposition team scores 261 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 40 for style and 90 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 21 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.📝 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
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 31 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” 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 22, 37 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 32 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 212 marks and the opposition team scores 208 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 26 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses

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