Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 461 · 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) linking with teammates (b) confident posture (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
2. 2.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) dress, height, luck (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy
3. 3.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
4. 4.📝 The proposition team scores 239 marks and the opposition team scores 235 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) confident posture
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
9. 9.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
10. 10.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
12. 12.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
13. 13.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) good pace and pauses (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence
14. 14.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) fancy clothes (c) the longest speech (d) the loudest voice
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 34 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 27 for style and 60 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 260 marks and the opposition team scores 251 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 245 marks and the opposition team scores 231 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) linking with teammates (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) good pace and pauses
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 257 marks and the opposition team scores 245 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 40 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 27 for style and 61 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) judges dislike it (c) it is not allowed (d) it wastes time
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 37 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear team plan (d) eye contact
35. 35.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) answering opponents (d) good use of time
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
37. 37.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 207 marks and the opposition team scores 222 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
40. 40.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True

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