Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 719 · 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 content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
2. 2.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
5. 5.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 23 for style and 61 in all. How many marks for strategy?
7. 7.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture
10. 10.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) content, style, strategy (c) speed, size, shouting (d) jokes, length, volume
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
12. 12.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) answering opponents (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
15. 15.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
16. 16.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) confident posture
17. 17.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) good use of time
18. 18.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 24 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) the loudest voice (c) good arguments (d) fancy clothes
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) linking with teammates
23. 23.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 205 marks and the opposition team scores 191 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 181 marks and the opposition team scores 179 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) good pace and pauses
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) answering opponents
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 187 marks and the opposition team scores 186 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) confident posture
32. 32.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 36 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 33 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
37. 37.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 20 for style and 54 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 20 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 37 and 16. What is the total out of 100?

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