Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 889 · 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.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 36 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
3. 3.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) good arguments (c) the longest speech (d) fancy clothes
4. 4.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
7. 7.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) relevant examples (d) a clear, steady voice
9. 9.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 22 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
10. 10.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
11. 11.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it wastes time (c) it shows good strategy (d) it is not allowed
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) answering opponents
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 25 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
15. 15.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) correct facts (c) a clear, steady voice (d) answering opponents
16. 16.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear team plan (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 24 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
20. 20.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) dress, height, luck (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
21. 21.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) linking with teammates
22. 22.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 219 marks and the opposition team scores 216 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 34 for style and 84 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear, steady voice
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
28. 28.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 223 marks and the opposition team scores 211 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) correct facts (d) good pace and pauses
32. 32.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) confident posture (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 23 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
37. 37.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good pace and pauses (c) correct facts (d) confident posture
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 184 marks and the opposition team scores 169 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
40. 40.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True

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