Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 933 · 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: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) linking with teammates (c) correct facts (d) confident posture
3. 3.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) relevant examples (c) good pace and pauses (d) good use of time
4. 4.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) linking with teammates
5. 5.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
8. 8.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
9. 9.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 40 for style and 86 in all. How many marks for strategy?
10. 10.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
12. 12.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 23 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
16. 16.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 30 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) strong evidence (c) good use of time (d) answering opponents
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 26 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good use of time (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 28 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 29 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) good arguments (c) fancy clothes (d) the loudest voice
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 35 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 188 marks and the opposition team scores 183 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 37 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) speed, size, shouting (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
37. 37.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it shows good strategy (c) it wastes time (d) judges dislike it
38. 38.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear team plan (c) eye contact (d) confident posture

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