Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 245 · 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.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the longest speech (c) fancy clothes (d) the loudest voice
2. 2.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
4. 4.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
5. 5.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 30 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
6. 6.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 26 for style and 60 in all. How many marks for strategy?
7. 7.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) eye contact (d) good use of time
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 29 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 40 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
13. 13.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 28 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 20 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 40 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) linking with teammates (d) clear reasoning
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 26 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 229 marks and the opposition team scores 244 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 34 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.📝 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
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 20 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 22 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 39 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
31. 31.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
32. 32.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 30 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 21 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 32 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 29 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 37 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) content, style, strategy (c) dress, height, luck (d) speed, size, shouting
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 181 marks and the opposition team scores 179 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style

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