Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 884 · 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 “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
2. 2.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) content, style, strategy (c) speed, size, shouting (d) jokes, length, volume
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) confident posture (c) answering opponents (d) good use of time
4. 4.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
5. 5.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
8. 8.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 24 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
9. 9.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) answering opponents (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) linking with teammates
12. 12.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the longest speech (c) good arguments (d) the loudest voice
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 21 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) linking with teammates (c) eye contact (d) answering opponents
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 38 for style and 86 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 36 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
22. 22.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) good pace and pauses (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 32 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 32 for style and 71 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.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 23 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.True or false: “clear reasoning” 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) good pace and pauses (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) a clear team plan
29. 29.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
30. 30.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it is not allowed (c) it shows good strategy (d) judges dislike it
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) linking with teammates
32. 32.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 208 marks and the opposition team scores 197 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 26 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) eye contact (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
38. 38.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 32 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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