Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 740 · 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.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) speed, size, shouting (c) content, style, strategy (d) jokes, length, volume
2. 2.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) eye contact
4. 4.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 38 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
8. 8.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) it is not allowed (c) judges dislike it (d) it wastes time
9. 9.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 36 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
10. 10.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) correct facts (d) answering opponents
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
12. 12.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
13. 13.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) fancy clothes (c) good arguments (d) the longest speech
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 212 marks and the opposition team scores 206 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 199 marks and the opposition team scores 209 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
19. 19.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good use of time
20. 20.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence
22. 22.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
24. 24.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) relevant examples (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 20 for style and 61 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 39 for style and 87 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) relevant examples (d) eye contact
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 191 marks and the opposition team scores 193 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 20 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
35. 35.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 34 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 214 marks and the opposition team scores 204 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) confident posture (d) a clear team plan
39. 39.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan

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