Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 816 · 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) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) answering opponents
2. 2.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it wastes time (c) it shows good strategy (d) it is not allowed
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
4. 4.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) answering opponents
8. 8.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) the loudest voice (d) good arguments
9. 9.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good use of time
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 23 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
13. 13.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) eye contact (d) correct facts
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 20 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 27 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) relevant examples
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 24 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 244 marks and the opposition team scores 246 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 253 marks and the opposition team scores 249 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 23 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 190 marks and the opposition team scores 184 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 31 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
30. 30.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 39 for style and 88 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) confident posture (c) relevant examples (d) good pace and pauses
33. 33.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) correct facts (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
34. 34.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good use of time
35. 35.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) good pace and pauses
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 23 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 23 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
39. 39.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 40 and 17. What is the total out of 100?

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