Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 83 · 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) correct facts (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) answering opponents (d) a clear, steady voice
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) relevant examples
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 39 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 186 marks and the opposition team scores 183 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) content, style, strategy (c) jokes, length, volume (d) speed, size, shouting
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) good pace and pauses
11. 11.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) the longest speech (c) good arguments (d) fancy clothes
12. 12.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) answering opponents (d) a clear, steady voice
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 23 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
15. 15.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
17. 17.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) correct facts (c) answering opponents (d) good use of time
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
19. 19.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
22. 22.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 33 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 30 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 20 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it is not allowed (c) it shows good strategy (d) judges dislike it
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 20 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) linking with teammates
32. 32.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
34. 34.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) good use of time (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) linking with teammates (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
36. 36.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 35 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) correct facts (d) confident posture
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 226 marks and the opposition team scores 212 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False

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