Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 173 · 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 20, 34 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) good arguments (c) the longest speech (d) the loudest voice
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 20 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 32 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 251 marks and the opposition team scores 249 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 23 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) good pace and pauses (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 29 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 30 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) relevant examples (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts
12. 12.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) content, style, strategy (d) dress, height, luck
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 20 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) good pace and pauses (d) good use of time
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) clear reasoning
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
17. 17.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
18. 18.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) answering opponents
19. 19.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 25 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 26 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) answering opponents (d) good pace and pauses
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 32 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice
28. 28.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
30. 30.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear team plan
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 31 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 24 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) linking with teammates (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
36. 36.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) correct facts (c) eye contact (d) answering opponents
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 38 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 23 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 24 and 19. What is the total out of 100?

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