Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 936 · 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.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
2. 2.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it wastes time (c) it shows good strategy (d) judges dislike it
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
5. 5.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
7. 7.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
8. 8.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good use of time
9. 9.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 20 for style and 55 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 189 marks and the opposition team scores 202 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
14. 14.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) good arguments (d) the loudest voice
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) good use of time (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
16. 16.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 227 marks and the opposition team scores 235 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
19. 19.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
21. 21.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
23. 23.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
24. 24.📝 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?
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
26. 26.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) confident posture
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) good use of time (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
28. 28.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 25 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 31 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 228 marks and the opposition team scores 226 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 28 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 37 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) answering opponents
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 25 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact

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