Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 701 · 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.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the longest speech (c) the loudest voice (d) fancy clothes
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear, steady voice (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
4. 4.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
6. 6.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
8. 8.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) confident posture (c) answering opponents (d) clear reasoning
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 30 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) judges dislike it (c) it wastes time (d) it is not allowed
11. 11.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) speed, size, shouting (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) confident posture (d) good use of time
13. 13.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 34 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time
16. 16.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 34 for style and 91 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
20. 20.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 230 marks and the opposition team scores 221 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 30 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 31 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good use of time (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 38 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 199 marks and the opposition team scores 211 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 40 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 34 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 39 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) linking with teammates (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice
35. 35.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) answering opponents (c) good pace and pauses (d) linking with teammates
36. 36.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 185 marks and the opposition team scores 186 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
40. 40.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) correct facts (c) eye contact (d) answering opponents

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