Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 289 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) confident posture (d) answering opponents
2. 2.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence
3. 3.📝 The proposition team scores 244 marks and the opposition team scores 242 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
4. 4.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) speed, size, shouting (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
6. 6.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 24 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence
9. 9.📝 The proposition team scores 211 marks and the opposition team scores 212 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
10. 10.📝 The proposition team scores 233 marks and the opposition team scores 248 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 37 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good use of time (d) good pace and pauses
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 23 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) relevant examples (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 34 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
20. 20.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 227 marks and the opposition team scores 216 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.📝 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?
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 245 marks and the opposition team scores 254 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 216 marks and the opposition team scores 214 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) answering opponents (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
28. 28.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it shows good strategy (c) it wastes time (d) judges dislike it
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 40 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 31 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice
33. 33.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) good arguments (c) fancy clothes (d) the longest speech
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) correct facts
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) correct facts
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 27 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 203 marks and the opposition team scores 207 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 255 marks and the opposition team scores 268 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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