Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 490 · 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: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
3. 3.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
4. 4.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice
5. 5.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 36 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) strong evidence (d) answering opponents
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 197 marks and the opposition team scores 205 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 23 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
10. 10.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) relevant examples (d) a clear team plan
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
12. 12.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear team plan
13. 13.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
14. 14.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) dress, height, luck (c) speed, size, shouting (d) jokes, length, volume
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
16. 16.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 22 for style and 61 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) confident posture (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) relevant examples
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 30 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 21 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) correct facts (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
27. 27.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good use of time (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
28. 28.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 237 marks and the opposition team scores 241 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
31. 31.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) good arguments (c) the longest speech (d) the loudest voice
32. 32.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time
33. 33.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) judges dislike it (c) it is not allowed (d) it shows good strategy
34. 34.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
37. 37.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 21 and 19. What is the total out of 100?

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