Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 838 · 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.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
2. 2.📝 The proposition team scores 235 marks and the opposition team scores 224 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
3. 3.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 39 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
5. 5.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the loudest voice (c) the longest speech (d) fancy clothes
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 38 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) strong evidence (c) linking with teammates (d) good pace and pauses
9. 9.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) a clear, steady voice (d) a clear team plan
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
11. 11.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
13. 13.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) linking with teammates (c) correct facts (d) answering opponents
14. 14.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) content, style, strategy (c) speed, size, shouting (d) jokes, length, volume
16. 16.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) answering opponents (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) answering opponents (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 20 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
22. 22.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) linking with teammates (d) clear reasoning
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) good use of time
25. 25.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) clear reasoning
29. 29.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) eye contact (c) good use of time (d) confident posture
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 182 marks and the opposition team scores 185 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 30 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 25 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 21 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 34 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) good use of time (d) correct facts

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