Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 99 · 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, steady voice (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
2. 2.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) the loudest voice (c) good arguments (d) fancy clothes
3. 3.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) eye contact (d) correct facts
4. 4.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 34 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
5. 5.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 32 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 32 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
11. 11.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
14. 14.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
16. 16.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 30 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) relevant examples (d) a clear, steady voice
20. 20.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 185 marks and the opposition team scores 192 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) eye contact (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
23. 23.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) speed, size, shouting (c) jokes, length, volume (d) dress, height, luck
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 192 marks and the opposition team scores 197 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
26. 26.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) good pace and pauses
29. 29.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 23 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
33. 33.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 24 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 184 marks and the opposition team scores 172 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) a clear team plan
38. 38.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it is not allowed (c) it shows good strategy (d) it wastes time
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts

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