Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 720 · 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.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📝 The proposition team scores 188 marks and the opposition team scores 196 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
5. 5.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) answering opponents
6. 6.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear team plan (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 27 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
9. 9.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it shows good strategy (c) judges dislike it (d) it is not allowed
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
12. 12.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
15. 15.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
16. 16.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the longest speech (c) the loudest voice (d) fancy clothes
17. 17.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 22 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 194 marks and the opposition team scores 184 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) answering opponents
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 34 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 31 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 31 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 29 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 30 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
35. 35.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 244 marks and the opposition team scores 238 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) dress, height, luck (c) speed, size, shouting (d) jokes, length, volume
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 20 and 14. 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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