Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 613 · 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 30 for content, 26 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
3. 3.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it is not allowed (c) it shows good strategy (d) judges dislike it
4. 4.📝 The proposition team scores 190 marks and the opposition team scores 177 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
5. 5.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 196 marks and the opposition team scores 207 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 22 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
11. 11.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) correct facts (d) confident posture
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
15. 15.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) speed, size, shouting (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy
17. 17.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) linking with teammates
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
19. 19.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📝 The proposition team scores 209 marks and the opposition team scores 197 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
21. 21.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
22. 22.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the loudest voice (c) good arguments (d) the longest speech
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 23 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 23 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
27. 27.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 40 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 186 marks and the opposition team scores 191 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) good use of time
33. 33.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 198 marks and the opposition team scores 201 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
36. 36.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 22 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
39. 39.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
40. 40.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) a clear, steady voice (c) linking with teammates (d) relevant examples

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