Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 189 · 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 37, 20 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) relevant examples
5. 5.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) dress, height, luck (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 25 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 29 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) linking with teammates (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
11. 11.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
12. 12.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 233 marks and the opposition team scores 237 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
15. 15.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 34 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 37 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 40 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 257 marks and the opposition team scores 266 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
21. 21.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) judges dislike it (c) it shows good strategy (d) it wastes time
22. 22.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) clear reasoning
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 28 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) a clear, steady voice
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 36 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 26, 20 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
29. 29.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 21 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
32. 32.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
34. 34.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 241 marks and the opposition team scores 253 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) relevant examples (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear team plan
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 195 marks and the opposition team scores 201 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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