Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 858 · 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 is not allowed (b) it wastes time (c) judges dislike it (d) it shows good strategy
2. 2.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
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) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 36 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
10. 10.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
11. 11.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
12. 12.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
13. 13.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 32 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 21 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.📝 The proposition team scores 183 marks and the opposition team scores 188 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 30 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
20. 20.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) linking with teammates (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 39 for style and 86 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 232 marks and the opposition team scores 231 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 22 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
28. 28.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the loudest voice (c) fancy clothes (d) the longest speech
30. 30.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) jokes, length, volume (c) dress, height, luck (d) speed, size, shouting
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 34 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 23 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 32 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 26 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False

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