Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 751 · 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) answering opponents (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
4. 4.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 23 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
5. 5.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) clear reasoning (c) good use of time (d) linking with teammates
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) eye contact (d) clear reasoning
9. 9.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the longest speech (c) the loudest voice (d) good arguments
10. 10.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 24 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 35 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) confident posture (c) a clear team plan (d) eye contact
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 26 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 28 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 20 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 25 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) correct facts (c) eye contact (d) linking with teammates
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 26 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear, steady voice (c) correct facts (d) confident posture
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) strong evidence (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
28. 28.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
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 61 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 24 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
33. 33.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good use of time (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
35. 35.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) content, style, strategy (c) jokes, length, volume (d) speed, size, shouting
36. 36.📝 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
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 185 marks and the opposition team scores 182 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 35 for style and 87 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) good use of time (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture

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