Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 946 · 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) a clear team plan (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
2. 2.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
5. 5.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) speed, size, shouting (c) content, style, strategy (d) jokes, length, volume
6. 6.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it is not allowed (c) judges dislike it (d) it shows good strategy
7. 7.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
10. 10.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
13. 13.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
14. 14.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 30 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 254 marks and the opposition team scores 258 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) linking with teammates
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 37 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) clear reasoning
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) good pace and pauses
23. 23.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the longest speech (c) the loudest voice (d) good arguments
24. 24.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 30 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 226 marks and the opposition team scores 211 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) good use of time (d) answering opponents
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
30. 30.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 21 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) linking with teammates (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
33. 33.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) confident posture (c) a clear team plan (d) relevant examples
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
35. 35.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 215 marks and the opposition team scores 210 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) good use of time (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning

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