Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 696 · 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 style (how you say it)? (a) confident posture (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
2. 2.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear team plan (c) relevant examples (d) confident posture
3. 3.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it wastes time (c) judges dislike it (d) it shows good strategy
4. 4.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 23 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
6. 6.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
7. 7.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
10. 10.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 34 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 27 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
13. 13.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) strong evidence (d) linking with teammates
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 20 for style and 61 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) dress, height, luck (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy
16. 16.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 24 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) the longest speech (c) good arguments (d) fancy clothes
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear team plan (d) eye contact
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
21. 21.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
22. 22.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) good use of time
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 251 marks and the opposition team scores 259 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) eye contact (c) correct facts (d) answering opponents
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) confident posture (d) a clear team plan
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 20 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) eye contact (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
34. 34.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) clear reasoning
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
36. 36.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 37 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
39. 39.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 39 and 12. What is the total out of 100?

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