Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 573 · 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.📝 The proposition team scores 250 marks and the opposition team scores 259 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
2. 2.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) judges dislike it (c) it is not allowed (d) it shows good strategy
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
5. 5.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) confident posture (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
7. 7.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear team plan (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
8. 8.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) correct facts (d) good pace and pauses
9. 9.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) linking with teammates
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 38 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 34 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) answering opponents
13. 13.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 23 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
15. 15.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) dress, height, luck (c) content, style, strategy (d) jokes, length, volume
16. 16.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) good use of time (d) a clear team plan
17. 17.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
18. 18.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) confident posture
19. 19.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) relevant examples (c) eye contact (d) confident posture
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) relevant examples
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 39 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 32 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 31 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
28. 28.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) the longest speech (c) fancy clothes (d) good arguments
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 21 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
34. 34.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
35. 35.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
38. 38.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) correct facts
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style

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