Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 15 · 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 27 for content, 23 for style and 64 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 33 for content, 40 for style and 88 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) answering opponents
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 28 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) confident posture (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 20 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 37 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 23 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 34 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 219 marks and the opposition team scores 204 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 28 for style and 83 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) relevant examples (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 37 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 198 marks and the opposition team scores 194 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear team plan (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 30 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 27 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
28. 28.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) relevant examples (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear team plan
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 21 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
32. 32.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
33. 33.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 26 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 240 marks and the opposition team scores 236 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
37. 37.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) good arguments (c) the loudest voice (d) fancy clothes
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 181 marks and the opposition team scores 168 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 20 for style and 56 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content

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