Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 566 · 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.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 30 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
2. 2.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
5. 5.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) eye contact (c) linking with teammates (d) clear reasoning
6. 6.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it wastes time (c) it shows good strategy (d) it is not allowed
7. 7.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
8. 8.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
9. 9.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) fancy clothes (c) good arguments (d) the longest speech
10. 10.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) linking with teammates
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 37 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 37 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) relevant examples (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
16. 16.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) speed, size, shouting (c) jokes, length, volume (d) dress, height, luck
17. 17.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 237 marks and the opposition team scores 243 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 214 marks and the opposition team scores 217 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.📝 The proposition team scores 206 marks and the opposition team scores 216 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
21. 21.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) linking with teammates
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 213 marks and the opposition team scores 200 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 25 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 21 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
31. 31.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 205 marks and the opposition team scores 206 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 25 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 40 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) good use of time
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 34 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence

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