Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 19 · 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) strategy (b) style (c) content
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 31 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.📝 The proposition team scores 225 marks and the opposition team scores 220 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
4. 4.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) good pace and pauses
6. 6.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it shows good strategy (c) judges dislike it (d) it is not allowed
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 248 marks and the opposition team scores 259 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
9. 9.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 36 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
14. 14.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 208 marks and the opposition team scores 206 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 31 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) strong evidence (d) answering opponents
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 39 for style and 95 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 25 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
26. 26.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 25 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 27 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 29 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear, steady voice
31. 31.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 26 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
35. 35.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) correct facts (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 26 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) eye contact
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 30 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 260 marks and the opposition team scores 274 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 26 for style and 84 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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