Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 118 · 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.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 25 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 36 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) a clear team plan (d) eye contact
4. 4.📝 The proposition team scores 206 marks and the opposition team scores 191 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 196 marks and the opposition team scores 193 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 33 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
7. 7.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) good pace and pauses
9. 9.📝 The proposition team scores 251 marks and the opposition team scores 255 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
11. 11.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear, steady voice (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
12. 12.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) correct facts (c) good pace and pauses (d) answering opponents
13. 13.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
14. 14.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
15. 15.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) answering opponents
18. 18.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) good arguments (c) fancy clothes (d) the loudest voice
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
21. 21.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) relevant examples (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
22. 22.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
24. 24.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) correct facts (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 180 marks and the opposition team scores 183 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) eye contact
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 35 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) good pace and pauses (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
34. 34.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 38 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 181 marks and the opposition team scores 175 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 250 marks and the opposition team scores 260 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 24 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) answering opponents (d) clear reasoning
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) good use of time

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