Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 959 · 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) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
3. 3.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) confident posture (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
4. 4.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 39 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
6. 6.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) answering opponents
7. 7.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) dress, height, luck (c) speed, size, shouting (d) jokes, length, volume
8. 8.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 36 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) linking with teammates (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
10. 10.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
12. 12.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) confident posture
14. 14.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) a clear, steady voice (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
15. 15.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
16. 16.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it wastes time (c) it shows good strategy (d) it is not allowed
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 33 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
22. 22.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
23. 23.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) good use of time (c) linking with teammates (d) eye contact
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 24 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 35 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the longest speech (c) the loudest voice (d) fancy clothes
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 36 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 258 marks and the opposition team scores 272 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) eye contact (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 27 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.True or false: “clear reasoning” 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 27 for content, 34 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 31 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
37. 37.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 192 marks and the opposition team scores 191 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content

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