Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 243 · 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.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 20 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
4. 4.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 192 marks and the opposition team scores 207 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 34 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) dress, height, luck (c) content, style, strategy (d) jokes, length, volume
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
9. 9.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
10. 10.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good use of time
11. 11.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) eye contact (d) answering opponents
12. 12.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) good use of time (c) linking with teammates (d) correct facts
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 25 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
15. 15.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it wastes time (c) it shows good strategy (d) it is not allowed
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
17. 17.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good use of time (c) a clear, steady voice (d) linking with teammates
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 31 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 253 marks and the opposition team scores 247 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 34 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 28 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 40 for style and 96 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 36, 34 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
26. 26.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the longest speech (c) good arguments (d) the loudest voice
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 183 marks and the opposition team scores 196 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 31 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 181 marks and the opposition team scores 176 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 21 for style and 55 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 25 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 37 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 25 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 213 marks and the opposition team scores 217 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 31 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) clear reasoning
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 186 marks and the opposition team scores 180 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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