Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 202 · 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 content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) answering opponents (d) good pace and pauses
2. 2.📝 The proposition team scores 192 marks and the opposition team scores 203 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
3. 3.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📝 The proposition team scores 217 marks and the opposition team scores 216 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 23 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) confident posture (c) answering opponents (d) correct facts
9. 9.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📝 The proposition team scores 222 marks and the opposition team scores 229 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 37 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) the loudest voice (d) good arguments
13. 13.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 29 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 21 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 30 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 29 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) clear reasoning (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
20. 20.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) dress, height, luck (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 33 for style and 67 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 34, 22 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 23 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 24 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 23 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 31 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it is not allowed (c) it wastes time (d) it shows good strategy
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 256 marks and the opposition team scores 243 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
31. 31.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 23 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 25 for style and 56 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 39 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 253 marks and the opposition team scores 250 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good use of time (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
40. 40.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True

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