Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 127 · 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.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 25 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
3. 3.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) linking with teammates (c) eye contact (d) a clear team plan
4. 4.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 29 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) good use of time
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 35 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 24 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 34 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 39 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
17. 17.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear team plan (c) eye contact (d) relevant examples
18. 18.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
20. 20.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) confident posture
21. 21.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) the longest speech (c) fancy clothes (d) good arguments
22. 22.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) speed, size, shouting (c) content, style, strategy (d) jokes, length, volume
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 207 marks and the opposition team scores 206 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 36 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 20 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) linking with teammates
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 23 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 36 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) linking with teammates (c) relevant examples (d) confident posture
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 36 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 196 marks and the opposition team scores 208 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 248 marks and the opposition team scores 249 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) relevant examples

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