Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 732 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) confident posture (d) linking with teammates
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) relevant examples (d) a clear, steady voice
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
4. 4.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) answering opponents (d) correct facts
5. 5.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 39 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
7. 7.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) dress, height, luck (c) content, style, strategy (d) jokes, length, volume
8. 8.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
10. 10.📝 The proposition team scores 240 marks and the opposition team scores 241 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 39 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
14. 14.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 26 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 185 marks and the opposition team scores 171 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it wastes time (c) it shows good strategy (d) it is not allowed
20. 20.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) fancy clothes (c) good arguments (d) the longest speech
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) answering opponents (d) a clear, steady voice
23. 23.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) eye contact (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 25 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) linking with teammates
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
27. 27.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 210 marks and the opposition team scores 222 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) good use of time (d) linking with teammates
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 30 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 25 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 183 marks and the opposition team scores 180 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 38 for style and 86 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
37. 37.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
40. 40.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style

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