Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 758 · 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.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) speed, size, shouting (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 21 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 33 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
6. 6.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
8. 8.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
9. 9.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
12. 12.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence
13. 13.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 36 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it shows good strategy (c) it wastes time (d) judges dislike it
18. 18.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
20. 20.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) eye contact (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 192 marks and the opposition team scores 196 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 32 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) eye contact (d) a clear team plan
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) linking with teammates (d) clear reasoning
26. 26.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) confident posture
27. 27.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 39 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
30. 30.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 35 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 36 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 249 marks and the opposition team scores 257 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) strong evidence (d) linking with teammates
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
38. 38.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) good pace and pauses (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
39. 39.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) good arguments (c) the longest speech (d) the loudest voice
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 22 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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