Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 869 · 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 strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
2. 2.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good use of time (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
6. 6.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 33 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 23 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) good use of time
12. 12.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) content, style, strategy (c) jokes, length, volume (d) speed, size, shouting
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 24 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 23 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) eye contact (d) linking with teammates
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 30 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) answering opponents (d) good use of time
18. 18.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) clear reasoning
19. 19.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it wastes time (c) it is not allowed (d) it shows good strategy
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
21. 21.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 36 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 38 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
29. 29.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 24 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) the longest speech (c) fancy clothes (d) good arguments
32. 32.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 204 marks and the opposition team scores 216 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) correct facts (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
36. 36.True or false: “correct facts” 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 21, 33 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 37 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False

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