Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 462 · 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.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it is not allowed (c) it shows good strategy (d) judges dislike it
6. 6.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) good use of time
8. 8.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) dress, height, luck (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy
9. 9.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 32 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
10. 10.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) good use of time (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
11. 11.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
13. 13.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
16. 16.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) the longest speech (c) good arguments (d) fancy clothes
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
18. 18.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) a clear team plan
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 38 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
21. 21.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) answering opponents (c) correct facts (d) linking with teammates
22. 22.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) answering opponents (d) confident posture
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 226 marks and the opposition team scores 231 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
28. 28.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) good use of time
29. 29.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 223 marks and the opposition team scores 228 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) linking with teammates
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 187 marks and the opposition team scores 190 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
34. 34.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 20 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
38. 38.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) relevant examples
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 23 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice

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