Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 220 · 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.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 31 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 34 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) a clear team plan (d) relevant examples
4. 4.📝 The proposition team scores 218 marks and the opposition team scores 221 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 20 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
7. 7.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 237 marks and the opposition team scores 225 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
10. 10.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) good arguments (c) the longest speech (d) fancy clothes
11. 11.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) good pace and pauses (d) good use of time
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 27 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
15. 15.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 25 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear team plan
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
20. 20.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
21. 21.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) linking with teammates (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 189 marks and the opposition team scores 191 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) eye contact (c) relevant examples (d) a clear, steady voice
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 189 marks and the opposition team scores 201 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) confident posture (d) linking with teammates
27. 27.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 26 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 21 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
31. 31.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) linking with teammates
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) linking with teammates (d) eye contact
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 33 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 234 marks and the opposition team scores 243 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
38. 38.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it shows good strategy (c) it is not allowed (d) it wastes time
39. 39.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) correct facts (c) answering opponents (d) confident posture
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 27 and 16. What is the total out of 100?

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