Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 835 · 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.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) it wastes time (c) it is not allowed (d) judges dislike it
2. 2.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
6. 6.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 26 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) confident posture (c) good use of time (d) a clear team plan
9. 9.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) linking with teammates
11. 11.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) the loudest voice (c) fancy clothes (d) good arguments
12. 12.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 35 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 33 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
16. 16.📝 The proposition team scores 224 marks and the opposition team scores 221 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear, steady voice
19. 19.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) linking with teammates
21. 21.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) relevant examples (d) good pace and pauses
22. 22.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) answering opponents
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 34 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 20 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 233 marks and the opposition team scores 242 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
28. 28.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 190 marks and the opposition team scores 199 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence
31. 31.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) speed, size, shouting (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy
33. 33.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
35. 35.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 221 marks and the opposition team scores 234 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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