Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 745 · 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) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 40 for style and 95 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) strong evidence (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
6. 6.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 31 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) content, style, strategy (c) jokes, length, volume (d) speed, size, shouting
9. 9.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
11. 11.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the longest speech (c) good arguments (d) the loudest voice
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
13. 13.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 30 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 34 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) judges dislike it (c) it is not allowed (d) it wastes time
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 26 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.📝 The proposition team scores 207 marks and the opposition team scores 220 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
21. 21.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) good pace and pauses (c) linking with teammates (d) relevant examples
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 38 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) eye contact (d) relevant examples
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 34 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) linking with teammates
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) good pace and pauses (d) clear reasoning
29. 29.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) relevant examples (c) linking with teammates (d) good pace and pauses
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
31. 31.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
32. 32.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) answering opponents (c) eye contact (d) clear reasoning
34. 34.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence

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