Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 508 · 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 “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
2. 2.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
3. 3.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) good pace and pauses (c) answering opponents (d) correct facts
4. 4.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
6. 6.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) dress, height, luck (c) content, style, strategy (d) jokes, length, volume
7. 7.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) answering opponents (c) strong evidence (d) linking with teammates
8. 8.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) it wastes time (c) judges dislike it (d) it is not allowed
9. 9.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) answering opponents
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) confident posture
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
13. 13.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 21 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 26 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) fancy clothes (c) good arguments (d) the longest speech
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
20. 20.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) eye contact
21. 21.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) confident posture
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
23. 23.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
25. 25.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) a clear, steady voice (d) answering opponents
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 36 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) strong evidence
28. 28.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear team plan (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 227 marks and the opposition team scores 221 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
32. 32.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 28 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) relevant examples (c) eye contact (d) answering opponents
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 37 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) good use of time (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice
37. 37.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) strong evidence (c) eye contact (d) linking with teammates
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 33 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True

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