Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 711 · 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.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
2. 2.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
3. 3.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) answering opponents
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
5. 5.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 20 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
9. 9.📝 The proposition team scores 194 marks and the opposition team scores 195 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
11. 11.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) good arguments (c) fancy clothes (d) the longest speech
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) linking with teammates
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) good use of time (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 26 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it is not allowed (c) it shows good strategy (d) judges dislike it
17. 17.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) relevant examples (c) eye contact (d) correct facts
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 22 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
20. 20.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence
22. 22.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
25. 25.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 226 marks and the opposition team scores 225 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 39 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice
29. 29.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
31. 31.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear, steady voice
32. 32.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 249 marks and the opposition team scores 241 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) eye contact (c) linking with teammates (d) good use of time
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
36. 36.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) good use of time
38. 38.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
39. 39.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 22 for style and 60 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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