Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 706 · 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) answering opponents (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
2. 2.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) speed, size, shouting (c) jokes, length, volume (d) dress, height, luck
3. 3.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 31 for style and 90 in all. How many marks for strategy?
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
5. 5.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 34 for style and 93 in all. How many marks for strategy?
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 244 marks and the opposition team scores 247 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 223 marks and the opposition team scores 221 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 23 for style and 55 in all. How many marks for strategy?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
11. 11.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
13. 13.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
15. 15.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 241 marks and the opposition team scores 247 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) answering opponents
20. 20.📝 The proposition team scores 237 marks and the opposition team scores 230 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
21. 21.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
24. 24.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) correct facts (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) confident posture (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
26. 26.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) clear reasoning
28. 28.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 235 marks and the opposition team scores 238 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) a clear team plan (d) good pace and pauses
32. 32.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 28 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) fancy clothes (c) good arguments (d) the longest speech
35. 35.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) judges dislike it (c) it shows good strategy (d) it wastes time
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 25 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) answering opponents (d) eye contact
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 20 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy

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