Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 5 · 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: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
3. 3.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
4. 4.📝 The proposition team scores 231 marks and the opposition team scores 218 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) relevant examples
7. 7.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
12. 12.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) a clear team plan
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
14. 14.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) judges dislike it (c) it wastes time (d) it is not allowed
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) correct facts
18. 18.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📝 The proposition team scores 198 marks and the opposition team scores 196 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 235 marks and the opposition team scores 224 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 38 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) dress, height, luck (c) speed, size, shouting (d) jokes, length, volume
25. 25.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
28. 28.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) confident posture
30. 30.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) good use of time (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 27 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) clear reasoning
34. 34.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
35. 35.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 21 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
38. 38.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) good use of time (d) linking with teammates
39. 39.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 26 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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