Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 695 · 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.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it shows good strategy (c) judges dislike it (d) it is not allowed
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
3. 3.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
4. 4.📝 The proposition team scores 206 marks and the opposition team scores 209 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
5. 5.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 34 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
6. 6.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) eye contact (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
9. 9.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) answering opponents (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
11. 11.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
13. 13.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) relevant examples
16. 16.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
18. 18.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) linking with teammates
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
20. 20.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 189 marks and the opposition team scores 196 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
23. 23.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 22 for style and 58 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear team plan (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 198 marks and the opposition team scores 188 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) answering opponents (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 20 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) confident posture
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 27 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
33. 33.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 37 for style and 86 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) linking with teammates (d) clear reasoning
37. 37.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 190 marks and the opposition team scores 195 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 31 and 10. What is the total out of 100?

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