Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 633 · 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: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) linking with teammates
3. 3.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 34 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
5. 5.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it wastes time (c) judges dislike it (d) it shows good strategy
6. 6.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
9. 9.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) dress, height, luck (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
11. 11.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) good arguments (c) fancy clothes (d) the longest speech
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 37 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
15. 15.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) answering opponents
16. 16.📝 The proposition team scores 212 marks and the opposition team scores 226 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
18. 18.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) eye contact
19. 19.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
21. 21.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) good pace and pauses (c) linking with teammates (d) eye contact
22. 22.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice
23. 23.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) correct facts (c) eye contact (d) confident posture
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 33 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 229 marks and the opposition team scores 241 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) good use of time (d) correct facts
29. 29.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) strong evidence
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 25 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) answering opponents (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 34 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 256 marks and the opposition team scores 263 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
38. 38.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 37 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence

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