Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 772 · 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: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
3. 3.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
5. 5.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) answering opponents
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 28 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) a clear team plan (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
9. 9.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) confident posture (b) good use of time (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
11. 11.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) good use of time
12. 12.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 34 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) good use of time
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 22 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 40 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 194 marks and the opposition team scores 199 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) good use of time (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
23. 23.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 24 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
26. 26.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) linking with teammates (c) eye contact (d) correct facts
27. 27.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it shows good strategy (c) it wastes time (d) it is not allowed
28. 28.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 32 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 203 marks and the opposition team scores 207 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 31 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear team plan
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) answering opponents
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
39. 39.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) clear reasoning (d) answering opponents

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