Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 971 · 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.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
2. 2.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) a clear team plan
3. 3.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
6. 6.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
7. 7.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good use of time (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
8. 8.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
9. 9.📝 The proposition team scores 219 marks and the opposition team scores 216 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
10. 10.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 29 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
13. 13.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) content, style, strategy (c) dress, height, luck (d) jokes, length, volume
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 27 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) a clear team plan (d) good pace and pauses
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
17. 17.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
18. 18.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) good pace and pauses
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 36 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
21. 21.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 22 for style and 55 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) correct facts
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 237 marks and the opposition team scores 224 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear, steady voice (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 198 marks and the opposition team scores 183 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 28 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the loudest voice (c) fancy clothes (d) the longest speech
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 183 marks and the opposition team scores 169 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 27 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 256 marks and the opposition team scores 246 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
37. 37.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content

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