Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 474 · 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: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) confident posture (b) relevant examples (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
3. 3.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear team plan
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
5. 5.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 32 for style and 92 in all. How many marks for strategy?
6. 6.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
9. 9.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 37 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
10. 10.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 192 marks and the opposition team scores 179 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
14. 14.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 249 marks and the opposition team scores 239 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 33 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) good arguments (c) fancy clothes (d) the loudest voice
20. 20.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) correct facts (d) answering opponents
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 30 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) content, style, strategy (d) dress, height, luck
24. 24.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it wastes time (c) it is not allowed (d) it shows good strategy
25. 25.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 20 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 31 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 228 marks and the opposition team scores 219 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 22 for style and 59 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) answering opponents (c) good pace and pauses (d) clear reasoning
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 35 for style and 91 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) correct facts (c) answering opponents (d) good use of time
37. 37.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 20 for style and 52 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 40 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False

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