Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 894 · 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.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
5. 5.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) good pace and pauses (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
7. 7.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 30 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 27 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) correct facts
12. 12.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 26 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
13. 13.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it shows good strategy (c) it is not allowed (d) it wastes time
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
16. 16.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice
17. 17.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
19. 19.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 31 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) content, style, strategy (d) dress, height, luck
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
25. 25.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) a clear team plan
26. 26.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
28. 28.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) linking with teammates
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 30 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 20 for style and 59 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 29 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 37 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
36. 36.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture
37. 37.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
38. 38.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) good arguments (c) the longest speech (d) fancy clothes
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 246 marks and the opposition team scores 242 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content

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