Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 845 · 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.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) content, style, strategy (c) speed, size, shouting (d) jokes, length, volume
2. 2.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) judges dislike it (c) it is not allowed (d) it shows good strategy
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) confident posture (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
5. 5.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
6. 6.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
8. 8.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 35 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
9. 9.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) relevant examples
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 26 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) good use of time
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 237 marks and the opposition team scores 236 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
17. 17.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear team plan (c) clear reasoning (d) linking with teammates
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 28 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice
21. 21.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) good pace and pauses
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 30 for style and 86 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 183 marks and the opposition team scores 192 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
28. 28.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) relevant examples
29. 29.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the longest speech (c) fancy clothes (d) the loudest voice
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 28 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 39 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 34 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 22 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) answering opponents (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning

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