Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 924 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
3. 3.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
5. 5.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
7. 7.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 21 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.📝 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?
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 25 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) linking with teammates (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time
13. 13.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) eye contact
15. 15.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence
17. 17.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) linking with teammates (c) confident posture (d) answering opponents
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear, steady voice (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture
19. 19.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) confident posture
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
21. 21.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 22 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
24. 24.📝 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
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 20 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 36 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 37 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
34. 34.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) a clear team plan
35. 35.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) good arguments (c) the longest speech (d) the loudest voice
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 38 for style and 87 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 32 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) linking with teammates (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
40. 40.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False

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