Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 626 · 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 “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
2. 2.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
3. 3.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📝 The proposition team scores 207 marks and the opposition team scores 195 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
5. 5.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) judges dislike it (c) it wastes time (d) it shows good strategy
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
8. 8.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 26 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
9. 9.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
10. 10.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) relevant examples (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
12. 12.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) dress, height, luck (c) jokes, length, volume (d) speed, size, shouting
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear team plan
14. 14.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 190 marks and the opposition team scores 175 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 27 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) eye contact
18. 18.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) linking with teammates (c) relevant examples (d) a clear, steady voice
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 24 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 35 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) eye contact (c) answering opponents (d) a clear, steady voice
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 28 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 38 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
30. 30.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) good pace and pauses (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 23 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 29 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear, steady voice
36. 36.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear, steady voice (c) answering opponents (d) clear reasoning
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 23 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 22 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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