Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 728 · 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 “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
3. 3.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the longest speech (c) fancy clothes (d) the loudest voice
4. 4.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good use of time (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) good use of time (d) confident posture
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 24 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 20 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) answering opponents (d) eye contact
12. 12.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 206 marks and the opposition team scores 201 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) linking with teammates
15. 15.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 39 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 36 for style and 90 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
19. 19.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) clear reasoning
23. 23.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it is not allowed (c) it shows good strategy (d) it wastes time
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 22 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) relevant examples (c) confident posture (d) a clear team plan
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) good use of time (d) answering opponents
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 250 marks and the opposition team scores 241 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 228 marks and the opposition team scores 235 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 39 for style and 92 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 35 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 201 marks and the opposition team scores 198 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 22 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
38. 38.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) clear reasoning (c) eye contact (d) correct facts
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 36 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) eye contact (c) answering opponents (d) correct facts

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