Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 674 · 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) style (b) strategy (c) content
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 25 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.📝 The proposition team scores 198 marks and the opposition team scores 200 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
5. 5.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
6. 6.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 195 marks and the opposition team scores 193 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) speed, size, shouting (c) content, style, strategy (d) dress, height, luck
9. 9.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
11. 11.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) answering opponents (c) correct facts (d) confident posture
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
14. 14.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) relevant examples (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
19. 19.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
21. 21.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
22. 22.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) a clear, steady voice (d) a clear team plan
23. 23.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
26. 26.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) good arguments (d) the loudest voice
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
28. 28.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
29. 29.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it is not allowed (c) it wastes time (d) it shows good strategy
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 23 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) eye contact
32. 32.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) a clear team plan (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
34. 34.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
37. 37.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) relevant examples (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
38. 38.True or false: “confident posture” 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 20, 36 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 239 marks and the opposition team scores 241 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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