Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 2 · 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.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) answering opponents
2. 2.📝 The proposition team scores 220 marks and the opposition team scores 209 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
3. 3.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 25 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 30 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 30 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 216 marks and the opposition team scores 203 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 36 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
9. 9.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear, steady voice
12. 12.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 30 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 255 marks and the opposition team scores 240 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) eye contact
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 35 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
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) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) good use of time (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
21. 21.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) good use of time
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 22 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 33 for style and 88 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 38 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) confident posture (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) relevant examples
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 21 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 240 marks and the opposition team scores 251 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear team plan (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
32. 32.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 257 marks and the opposition team scores 261 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.📝 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
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 24 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 20 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) the loudest voice (c) good arguments (d) fancy clothes
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture

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