Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 275 · 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 give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 30 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 35 for style and 90 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) linking with teammates
4. 4.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) linking with teammates (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
5. 5.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 21 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) good pace and pauses (c) answering opponents (d) good use of time
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 200 marks and the opposition team scores 186 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) confident posture (c) answering opponents (d) relevant examples
10. 10.📝 The proposition team scores 203 marks and the opposition team scores 192 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 29 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) relevant examples
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
16. 16.📝 The proposition team scores 259 marks and the opposition team scores 265 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 39 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 28 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 21 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the loudest voice (c) the longest speech (d) good arguments
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 26 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 35 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
27. 27.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) answering opponents
28. 28.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
31. 31.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) good use of time (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 26 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
34. 34.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) good use of time
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 35 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 30 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
39. 39.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 20 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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