Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 61 · 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.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
2. 2.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice
4. 4.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
5. 5.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) speed, size, shouting (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) answering opponents (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
9. 9.📝 The proposition team scores 207 marks and the opposition team scores 194 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 24 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) confident posture (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
14. 14.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 36 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
17. 17.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 258 marks and the opposition team scores 263 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) good arguments (d) the loudest voice
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 23 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.📝 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
23. 23.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) eye contact (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 204 marks and the opposition team scores 193 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 27 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) a clear team plan (d) relevant examples
27. 27.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) good pace and pauses (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
28. 28.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 29 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 31 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 211 marks and the opposition team scores 224 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 198 marks and the opposition team scores 202 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
35. 35.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
37. 37.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
38. 38.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) eye contact (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
40. 40.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False

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