Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 689 · 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.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
2. 2.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
3. 3.📝 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
4. 4.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) good arguments (c) fancy clothes (d) the loudest voice
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
6. 6.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
8. 8.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) linking with teammates (d) good use of time
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 28 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 224 marks and the opposition team scores 213 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 21 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 25 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) good pace and pauses
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 21 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 40 for style and 88 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 27 for style and 57 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 29 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear, steady voice
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
31. 31.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 23 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
36. 36.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 38 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 198 marks and the opposition team scores 184 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) answering opponents

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