Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 743 · 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 of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) good pace and pauses (d) answering opponents
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 22 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
4. 4.📝 The proposition team scores 247 marks and the opposition team scores 261 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
5. 5.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
6. 6.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) it wastes time (c) judges dislike it (d) it is not allowed
7. 7.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
8. 8.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
10. 10.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 22 for style and 61 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 29 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
18. 18.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 258 marks and the opposition team scores 245 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 36 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) the longest speech (c) good arguments (d) fancy clothes
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 214 marks and the opposition team scores 222 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 29 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
25. 25.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) eye contact (d) relevant examples
26. 26.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
27. 27.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 33 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) eye contact (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
33. 33.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
35. 35.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good pace and pauses (c) good use of time (d) linking with teammates
38. 38.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts

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