Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 493 · 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.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
2. 2.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
4. 4.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it is not allowed (c) judges dislike it (d) it shows good strategy
6. 6.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 20 for style and 53 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) the loudest voice (c) fancy clothes (d) good arguments
9. 9.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) relevant examples (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
10. 10.📝 The proposition team scores 186 marks and the opposition team scores 199 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 208 marks and the opposition team scores 198 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 214 marks and the opposition team scores 227 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear team plan (c) eye contact (d) clear reasoning
16. 16.📝 The proposition team scores 260 marks and the opposition team scores 264 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 246 marks and the opposition team scores 239 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 38 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear team plan (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 20 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
23. 23.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
25. 25.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) confident posture (d) linking with teammates
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 36 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
29. 29.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
30. 30.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 37 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 24 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 32 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
36. 36.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) correct facts
39. 39.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 21 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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