Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 683 · 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.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
2. 2.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) good use of time (d) eye contact
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
4. 4.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 36 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
5. 5.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) good arguments (c) the loudest voice (d) fancy clothes
6. 6.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) correct facts
7. 7.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) good use of time (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
9. 9.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) linking with teammates
10. 10.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) dress, height, luck (c) content, style, strategy (d) jokes, length, volume
11. 11.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) good pace and pauses
12. 12.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
14. 14.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 213 marks and the opposition team scores 225 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 24 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
19. 19.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear team plan (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
23. 23.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 38 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 22 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) good pace and pauses (d) linking with teammates
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 24 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) eye contact (d) linking with teammates
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 34 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
33. 33.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 33 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) answering opponents
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 203 marks and the opposition team scores 196 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) good use of time (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 36 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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