Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 272 · 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.📝 The proposition team scores 240 marks and the opposition team scores 245 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
2. 2.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) it is not allowed (c) it wastes time (d) judges dislike it
3. 3.📝 The proposition team scores 191 marks and the opposition team scores 185 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
4. 4.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 40 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) linking with teammates
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) correct facts (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
11. 11.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) dress, height, luck (c) speed, size, shouting (d) jokes, length, volume
12. 12.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 28 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 24 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📝 The proposition team scores 238 marks and the opposition team scores 228 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
17. 17.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 181 marks and the opposition team scores 172 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 39 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 33 for style and 83 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 31, 21 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 36 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) good pace and pauses (c) linking with teammates (d) relevant examples
26. 26.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) a clear team plan
27. 27.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) good use of time
29. 29.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 33 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) the longest speech (c) fancy clothes (d) good arguments
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 199 marks and the opposition team scores 209 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
35. 35.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) eye contact
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 208 marks and the opposition team scores 220 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 22 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) a clear, steady voice

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