Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 829 · 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) dress, height, luck (b) content, style, strategy (c) jokes, length, volume (d) speed, size, shouting
2. 2.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
4. 4.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) clear reasoning (c) good use of time (d) good pace and pauses
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
6. 6.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 32 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
7. 7.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) eye contact (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
8. 8.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
12. 12.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) good arguments (c) fancy clothes (d) the longest speech
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
17. 17.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
18. 18.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) answering opponents (d) a clear, steady voice
20. 20.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
22. 22.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 30 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
26. 26.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) answering opponents
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) correct facts
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
29. 29.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 235 marks and the opposition team scores 220 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 29 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 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?
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 24 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice
36. 36.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 197 marks and the opposition team scores 198 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it shows good strategy (c) it is not allowed (d) it wastes time
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 36 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 26 and 10. What is the total out of 100?

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