Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 153 · 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.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 21 for style and 61 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 21 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 24 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 36 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 38 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
9. 9.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear, steady voice
10. 10.📝 The proposition team scores 224 marks and the opposition team scores 215 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 219 marks and the opposition team scores 225 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) confident posture (b) clear reasoning (c) good use of time (d) correct facts
13. 13.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 24 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 26 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) linking with teammates
16. 16.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) a clear team plan
17. 17.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) good use of time (d) eye contact
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 23 for style and 55 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) answering opponents (d) clear reasoning
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 260 marks and the opposition team scores 272 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 38 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 231 marks and the opposition team scores 245 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 40 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 31 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 33 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) clear reasoning
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 188 marks and the opposition team scores 184 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
34. 34.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 30 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 28 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 35 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False

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