Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 468 · 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 style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
5. 5.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
6. 6.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
7. 7.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) jokes, length, volume (c) speed, size, shouting (d) dress, height, luck
8. 8.True or false: “correct facts” 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, steady voice (d) a clear team plan
10. 10.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) good pace and pauses (d) answering opponents
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) good use of time
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
13. 13.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 32 for style and 86 in all. How many marks for strategy?
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 248 marks and the opposition team scores 233 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 239 marks and the opposition team scores 236 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 189 marks and the opposition team scores 201 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
19. 19.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) good pace and pauses (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
21. 21.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 253 marks and the opposition team scores 243 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 230 marks and the opposition team scores 224 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) answering opponents (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice
27. 27.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 34 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) linking with teammates (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) confident posture (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
32. 32.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) judges dislike it (c) it wastes time (d) it shows good strategy
35. 35.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) good arguments (c) fancy clothes (d) the loudest voice
36. 36.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 31 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 24 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) eye contact
40. 40.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True

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