Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 473 · 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.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) strong evidence (c) good use of time (d) a clear team plan
3. 3.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) confident posture (b) correct facts (c) good use of time (d) linking with teammates
4. 4.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) strong evidence (c) good use of time (d) good pace and pauses
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 241 marks and the opposition team scores 249 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 204 marks and the opposition team scores 217 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 33 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) relevant examples (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
9. 9.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 36 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 35 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 189 marks and the opposition team scores 177 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 36 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice
20. 20.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) content, style, strategy (c) speed, size, shouting (d) jokes, length, volume
21. 21.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
25. 25.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear team plan (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 34 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
29. 29.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) good use of time (d) answering opponents
30. 30.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 24 for style and 57 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) fancy clothes (c) the longest speech (d) the loudest voice
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
37. 37.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) confident posture
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 31 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True

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