Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 133 · 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 217 marks and the opposition team scores 224 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
2. 2.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
5. 5.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 182 marks and the opposition team scores 176 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) answering opponents
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
9. 9.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
10. 10.📝 The proposition team scores 206 marks and the opposition team scores 196 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
11. 11.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) judges dislike it (c) it wastes time (d) it shows good strategy
12. 12.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 33 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
13. 13.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 27 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 30 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) relevant examples (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
17. 17.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) relevant examples (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 23 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 189 marks and the opposition team scores 178 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 22 for style and 60 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 29 for style and 86 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 203 marks and the opposition team scores 190 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 24 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 40 for style and 84 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 182 marks and the opposition team scores 186 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 20 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 39 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 210 marks and the opposition team scores 216 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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