Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 526 · 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.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) speed, size, shouting (c) content, style, strategy (d) jokes, length, volume
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
3. 3.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) the loudest voice (c) fancy clothes (d) good arguments
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
5. 5.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) a clear team plan (c) relevant examples (d) eye contact
6. 6.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
7. 7.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) answering opponents
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) eye contact (d) answering opponents
9. 9.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 34 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
13. 13.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
14. 14.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 32 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 38 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) answering opponents
18. 18.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it shows good strategy (c) it wastes time (d) judges dislike it
19. 19.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 189 marks and the opposition team scores 192 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
23. 23.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) good pace and pauses (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
25. 25.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) answering opponents (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
26. 26.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
27. 27.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 38 for style and 93 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
30. 30.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 34 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 24 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 27 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
35. 35.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) relevant examples (d) a clear team plan
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 188 marks and the opposition team scores 184 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 21 for style and 55 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan

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