Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 861 · 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) correct facts (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) good pace and pauses
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
4. 4.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) answering opponents
5. 5.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 230 marks and the opposition team scores 228 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) clear reasoning (c) good use of time (d) eye contact
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 23 for style and 56 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
12. 12.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) linking with teammates (d) good pace and pauses
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) good use of time
15. 15.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 182 marks and the opposition team scores 196 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 182 marks and the opposition team scores 173 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
21. 21.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) good arguments (c) the loudest voice (d) the longest speech
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 27 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 259 marks and the opposition team scores 272 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 29 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 219 marks and the opposition team scores 229 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) linking with teammates (d) relevant examples
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 22 for style and 61 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
35. 35.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) judges dislike it (c) it shows good strategy (d) it is not allowed
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 31 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
38. 38.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
39. 39.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 40 and 15. What is the total out of 100?

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