Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 748 · 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) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
2. 2.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) answering opponents
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
5. 5.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) good pace and pauses (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 26 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) a clear team plan
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 28 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
12. 12.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
13. 13.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) good use of time (c) a clear, steady voice (d) strong evidence
14. 14.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) correct facts (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear team plan
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 33 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 22 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 31 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
23. 23.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 28 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates
26. 26.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) correct facts
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 29 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the longest speech (c) good arguments (d) the loudest voice
31. 31.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
34. 34.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it wastes time (c) it shows good strategy (d) judges dislike it
35. 35.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 26 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 190 marks and the opposition team scores 183 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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