Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 840 · 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 “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
2. 2.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) answering opponents (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
3. 3.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) correct facts (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
4. 4.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
5. 5.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 36 for style and 88 in all. How many marks for strategy?
6. 6.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 39 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
7. 7.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
8. 8.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 33 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
9. 9.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) linking with teammates
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 242 marks and the opposition team scores 245 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 187 marks and the opposition team scores 190 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
14. 14.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) it wastes time (c) judges dislike it (d) it is not allowed
15. 15.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 30 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 23 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 22 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good use of time (c) eye contact (d) relevant examples
26. 26.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 34 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 31 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) answering opponents
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 26 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear, steady voice
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear team plan
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 23 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) eye contact (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
35. 35.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) correct facts
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
39. 39.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) answering opponents
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy

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