Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 174 · 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.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) content, style, strategy (c) speed, size, shouting (d) dress, height, luck
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) confident posture
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 40 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.📝 The proposition team scores 193 marks and the opposition team scores 204 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
5. 5.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) relevant examples (c) eye contact (d) good use of time
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good use of time (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 198 marks and the opposition team scores 196 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 40 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 37 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 257 marks and the opposition team scores 266 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 21 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.📝 The proposition team scores 190 marks and the opposition team scores 193 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” 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 25 for content, 29 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 39 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 32 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 28 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 23 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 207 marks and the opposition team scores 216 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 28 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the loudest voice (c) good arguments (d) the longest speech
31. 31.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence
32. 32.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 196 marks and the opposition team scores 210 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) confident posture (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 252 marks and the opposition team scores 256 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 32 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 32 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 28 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice

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