Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 546 · 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: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
3. 3.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) good use of time
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
5. 5.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) dress, height, luck (c) content, style, strategy (d) jokes, length, volume
6. 6.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 29 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
9. 9.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 39 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 184 marks and the opposition team scores 198 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear, steady voice
13. 13.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
14. 14.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) fancy clothes (c) good arguments (d) the longest speech
16. 16.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) relevant examples (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 22 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) correct facts (d) good pace and pauses
23. 23.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
24. 24.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it wastes time (c) judges dislike it (d) it shows good strategy
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 180 marks and the opposition team scores 181 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 250 marks and the opposition team scores 254 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 32 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 36 for style and 84 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 36 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 250 marks and the opposition team scores 255 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 39 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 31 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) answering opponents (c) eye contact (d) relevant examples

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