Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 100 · 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.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) good arguments (c) the longest speech (d) fancy clothes
3. 3.📝 The proposition team scores 240 marks and the opposition team scores 241 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
5. 5.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) a clear team plan
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) relevant examples (d) a clear, steady voice
8. 8.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
11. 11.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 21 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
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) eye contact
16. 16.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 192 marks and the opposition team scores 199 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) answering opponents
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 29 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 28 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) content, style, strategy (c) speed, size, shouting (d) dress, height, luck
23. 23.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 20 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) good use of time
26. 26.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) answering opponents
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 22 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 31 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 38 for style and 87 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 256 marks and the opposition team scores 250 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 199 marks and the opposition team scores 211 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 20, 27 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 21 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) eye contact (d) correct facts
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 253 marks and the opposition team scores 267 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) linking with teammates (c) confident posture (d) a clear team plan
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 23 and 19. What is the total out of 100?

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