Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 823 · 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.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
4. 4.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 26 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 238 marks and the opposition team scores 248 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 218 marks and the opposition team scores 211 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) confident posture (d) good use of time
11. 11.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) clear reasoning (c) good use of time (d) good pace and pauses
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 25 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 27 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear team plan (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 22 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 36 for style and 86 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) good pace and pauses
24. 24.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the longest speech (c) good arguments (d) the loudest voice
25. 25.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) relevant examples (c) confident posture (d) linking with teammates
26. 26.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
28. 28.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 36 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it is not allowed (c) judges dislike it (d) it shows good strategy
32. 32.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) good pace and pauses (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
37. 37.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 37 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 24 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content

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