Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 606 · 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: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) good pace and pauses
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 22 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
7. 7.📝 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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) confident posture
9. 9.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 34 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) fancy clothes (c) the loudest voice (d) the longest speech
12. 12.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 25 and 15. 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.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 20 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good use of time (d) eye contact
17. 17.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
18. 18.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) good pace and pauses
19. 19.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 24 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) good use of time (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates
22. 22.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
23. 23.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) dress, height, luck (c) jokes, length, volume (d) speed, size, shouting
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
25. 25.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) eye contact (d) good use of time
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 25 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
28. 28.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) strong evidence
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) answering opponents (d) eye contact
33. 33.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 28 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
38. 38.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 33 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts

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