Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 649 · 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.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) correct facts (c) eye contact (d) answering opponents
2. 2.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) a clear team plan (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
3. 3.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture
5. 5.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
7. 7.📝 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?
8. 8.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
9. 9.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) fancy clothes (c) the longest speech (d) good arguments
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 38 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
13. 13.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) dress, height, luck (c) jokes, length, volume (d) speed, size, shouting
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
15. 15.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) eye contact
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 32 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 40 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.📝 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
19. 19.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 22 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) strong evidence (c) eye contact (d) answering opponents
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 29 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) eye contact (c) relevant examples (d) a clear team plan
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 23 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 36 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 207 marks and the opposition team scores 203 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
31. 31.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 37 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
35. 35.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
36. 36.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 25 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) clear reasoning (d) answering opponents
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
40. 40.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True

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