Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 549 · 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.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) correct facts (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 26 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) good use of time
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) good use of time (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
7. 7.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) linking with teammates
8. 8.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 35 for style and 86 in all. How many marks for strategy?
9. 9.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 31 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
10. 10.📝 The proposition team scores 196 marks and the opposition team scores 203 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 32 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 251 marks and the opposition team scores 265 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 35 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) linking with teammates (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
18. 18.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
20. 20.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) good use of time (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
23. 23.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) eye contact (d) linking with teammates
24. 24.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
25. 25.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) linking with teammates
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 201 marks and the opposition team scores 198 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) speed, size, shouting (c) jokes, length, volume (d) dress, height, luck
28. 28.📝 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
29. 29.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
32. 32.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 246 marks and the opposition team scores 254 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 21 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
40. 40.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True

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