Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 252 · 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) content (b) strategy (c) style
2. 2.📝 The proposition team scores 218 marks and the opposition team scores 220 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 33 for content, 21 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
4. 4.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 35 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it shows good strategy (c) it is not allowed (d) judges dislike it
7. 7.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
9. 9.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) relevant examples
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 195 marks and the opposition team scores 182 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 20 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) confident posture (c) answering opponents (d) linking with teammates
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 221 marks and the opposition team scores 220 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
18. 18.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 26 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
22. 22.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) linking with teammates (d) clear reasoning
24. 24.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 33 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 30, 32 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 196 marks and the opposition team scores 204 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 34 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 30 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.📝 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?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 250 marks and the opposition team scores 239 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 22 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 22, 31 and 12. 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 26 for content, 34 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 32 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples

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