Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 836 · 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 style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) linking with teammates
2. 2.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) good use of time (d) eye contact
3. 3.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📝 The proposition team scores 186 marks and the opposition team scores 179 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 201 marks and the opposition team scores 187 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 29 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
9. 9.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) relevant examples (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 197 marks and the opposition team scores 183 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 27 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it wastes time (c) it is not allowed (d) it shows good strategy
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 21 for style and 59 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 29 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) confident posture (d) a clear team plan
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 20 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) linking with teammates (d) good pace and pauses
22. 22.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) jokes, length, volume (c) dress, height, luck (d) speed, size, shouting
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) good pace and pauses
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
25. 25.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) a clear team plan
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 27 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
29. 29.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 23 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 20 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
35. 35.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) good pace and pauses
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) good use of time
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 29 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True

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