Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 658 · 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 “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) a clear, steady voice (d) strong evidence
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
4. 4.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) eye contact (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
5. 5.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 21 for style and 60 in all. How many marks for strategy?
6. 6.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) it wastes time (c) judges dislike it (d) it is not allowed
7. 7.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) answering opponents (d) linking with teammates
8. 8.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear team plan (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
9. 9.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) answering opponents (c) relevant examples (d) a clear, steady voice
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
11. 11.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 25 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 40 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
14. 14.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) the loudest voice (c) fancy clothes (d) good arguments
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 248 marks and the opposition team scores 256 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture
17. 17.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 32 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 39 for style and 89 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 36 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
25. 25.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear team plan (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
27. 27.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
29. 29.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 192 marks and the opposition team scores 193 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 27 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 35 for style and 84 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 25 for style and 61 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
40. 40.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) linking with teammates

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