Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 928 · 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.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 31 for style and 84 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
4. 4.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) speed, size, shouting (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
6. 6.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) good arguments (c) the loudest voice (d) fancy clothes
7. 7.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) answering opponents
9. 9.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 23 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) a clear, steady voice
12. 12.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 33 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
15. 15.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it shows good strategy (c) it is not allowed (d) judges dislike it
16. 16.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 180 marks and the opposition team scores 193 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) correct facts (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
19. 19.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
20. 20.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
22. 22.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) good use of time
25. 25.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) eye contact (d) good use of time
26. 26.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) answering opponents (d) relevant examples
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 23 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 22 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
33. 33.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 36 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 222 marks and the opposition team scores 223 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 20 for style and 60 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 186 marks and the opposition team scores 184 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts

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