Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 569 · 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 strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
2. 2.📝 The proposition team scores 256 marks and the opposition team scores 243 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
3. 3.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) strong evidence (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
4. 4.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
6. 6.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 38 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
12. 12.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) good use of time
15. 15.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 34 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 40 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 232 marks and the opposition team scores 244 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) good use of time (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
24. 24.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 38 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 28 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) good arguments (c) fancy clothes (d) the loudest voice
32. 32.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 23 for style and 58 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates
36. 36.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) confident posture (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
37. 37.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) a clear team plan
39. 39.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 28 for style and 60 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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