Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 126 · 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) answering opponents (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 28 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) relevant examples (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
4. 4.📝 The proposition team scores 255 marks and the opposition team scores 244 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
5. 5.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) dress, height, luck (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy
6. 6.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 30 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
7. 7.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) correct facts (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
8. 8.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 182 marks and the opposition team scores 187 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) good arguments (c) the loudest voice (d) fancy clothes
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 22 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 20 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) correct facts (c) a clear, steady voice (d) linking with teammates
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 209 marks and the opposition team scores 216 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) strong evidence
20. 20.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) judges dislike it (c) it shows good strategy (d) it wastes time
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 32 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 38 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 211 marks and the opposition team scores 205 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
27. 27.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) linking with teammates
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 20 for style and 53 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 39 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) eye contact (c) good use of time (d) linking with teammates
33. 33.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear team plan (c) eye contact (d) confident posture
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
35. 35.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 23 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
39. 39.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True

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