Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 741 · 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) a clear team plan (b) eye contact (c) answering opponents (d) good use of time
2. 2.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it wastes time (c) it is not allowed (d) it shows good strategy
3. 3.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
4. 4.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
7. 7.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
9. 9.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 33 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) relevant examples (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) answering opponents
13. 13.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
15. 15.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📝 The proposition team scores 210 marks and the opposition team scores 197 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
18. 18.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the longest speech (c) the loudest voice (d) fancy clothes
19. 19.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) dress, height, luck (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy
20. 20.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
22. 22.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) correct facts (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 39 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) linking with teammates (d) clear reasoning
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 33 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 231 marks and the opposition team scores 224 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 32 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 23 for style and 56 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good use of time (d) confident posture
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
33. 33.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) strong evidence
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 26 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 25 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 20 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True

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