Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 664 · 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 content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
2. 2.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
4. 4.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) judges dislike it (c) it shows good strategy (d) it wastes time
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) confident posture
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 40 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 32 for style and 87 in all. How many marks for strategy?
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 24 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) content, style, strategy (c) dress, height, luck (d) jokes, length, volume
12. 12.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 28 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) linking with teammates
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good pace and pauses (c) answering opponents (d) linking with teammates
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” 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 31, 37 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 26 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) strong evidence
23. 23.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 23 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the loudest voice (c) the longest speech (d) good arguments
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 25 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) answering opponents
29. 29.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 194 marks and the opposition team scores 207 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 221 marks and the opposition team scores 220 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
36. 36.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) answering opponents (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 29 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) good use of time (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
40. 40.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) eye contact (c) good use of time (d) a clear team plan

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