Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 116 · 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.📝 The proposition team scores 208 marks and the opposition team scores 194 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
2. 2.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) good arguments (d) the loudest voice
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 26 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) relevant examples (c) a clear, steady voice (d) linking with teammates
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 28 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
8. 8.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) content, style, strategy (c) jokes, length, volume (d) speed, size, shouting
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) a clear team plan
12. 12.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 21 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 191 marks and the opposition team scores 180 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 25 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
17. 17.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 246 marks and the opposition team scores 248 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
20. 20.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 39 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 213 marks and the opposition team scores 217 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 188 marks and the opposition team scores 190 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
27. 27.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 28 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 20 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 32 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 189 marks and the opposition team scores 178 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) eye contact (d) relevant examples
36. 36.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) answering opponents
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
38. 38.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts
40. 40.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False

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