Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 157 · 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 28, 29 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
3. 3.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear team plan (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear, steady voice
4. 4.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 33 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
5. 5.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 20 for style and 51 in all. How many marks for strategy?
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 40 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 32 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
10. 10.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it wastes time (c) it is not allowed (d) it shows good strategy
11. 11.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) a clear team plan
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence
16. 16.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
17. 17.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) correct facts (c) a clear, steady voice (d) strong evidence
18. 18.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 246 marks and the opposition team scores 244 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 40 for style and 91 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 28 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) confident posture (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
26. 26.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the longest speech (c) the loudest voice (d) good arguments
27. 27.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 236 marks and the opposition team scores 226 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 26 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) eye contact (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
31. 31.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 23 for style and 57 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
35. 35.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 193 marks and the opposition team scores 189 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 202 marks and the opposition team scores 190 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True

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