Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 901 · 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) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
2. 2.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) relevant examples (d) confident posture
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) linking with teammates
4. 4.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 32 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 200 marks and the opposition team scores 207 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 37 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 31 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) clear reasoning (d) linking with teammates
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 20 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
13. 13.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) judges dislike it (c) it wastes time (d) it shows good strategy
16. 16.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear team plan
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
19. 19.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear team plan
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 39 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 38 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) dress, height, luck (c) jokes, length, volume (d) speed, size, shouting
26. 26.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) good use of time (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 219 marks and the opposition team scores 229 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) relevant examples (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
32. 32.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
33. 33.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 245 marks and the opposition team scores 251 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) a clear team plan
37. 37.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 34 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the loudest voice (c) good arguments (d) the longest speech
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style

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