Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 753 · 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) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice
2. 2.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) confident posture (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
5. 5.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) eye contact
7. 7.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice
8. 8.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 20 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
14. 14.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) eye contact (d) clear reasoning
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
16. 16.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 225 marks and the opposition team scores 228 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) relevant examples (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 24 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
24. 24.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) good arguments (c) the loudest voice (d) fancy clothes
25. 25.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 37 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) eye contact (d) linking with teammates
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 20 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 27 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
37. 37.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
39. 39.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear team plan
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 40 and 14. What is the total out of 100?

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