Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 826 · 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.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) jokes, length, volume (c) dress, height, luck (d) speed, size, shouting
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
3. 3.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) a clear, steady voice
5. 5.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
7. 7.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 37 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 35 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) answering opponents
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 197 marks and the opposition team scores 203 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 33 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 206 marks and the opposition team scores 219 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
18. 18.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 27 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 228 marks and the opposition team scores 231 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 38 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) strong evidence (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
25. 25.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 40 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
32. 32.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) answering opponents
33. 33.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) judges dislike it (c) it shows good strategy (d) it wastes time
34. 34.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
35. 35.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
36. 36.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the loudest voice (c) good arguments (d) the longest speech
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 36 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
40. 40.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True

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