Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 9 · 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 “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
3. 3.📝 The proposition team scores 215 marks and the opposition team scores 225 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
4. 4.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) good use of time (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 24 for style and 84 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 21 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
12. 12.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good use of time (d) good pace and pauses
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 39 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 31 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 23 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) good pace and pauses
19. 19.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the loudest voice (c) the longest speech (d) fancy clothes
20. 20.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice
21. 21.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) content, style, strategy (c) jokes, length, volume (d) dress, height, luck
22. 22.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) linking with teammates (c) eye contact (d) correct facts
24. 24.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
25. 25.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 37 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
30. 30.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it is not allowed (c) judges dislike it (d) it shows good strategy
31. 31.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 186 marks and the opposition team scores 173 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) relevant examples (c) answering opponents (d) linking with teammates
34. 34.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
35. 35.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
36. 36.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) confident posture
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 22 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 35 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples

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