Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 291 · 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 195 marks and the opposition team scores 210 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 32 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
4. 4.📝 The proposition team scores 201 marks and the opposition team scores 199 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
5. 5.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) good use of time (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear, steady voice
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 32 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 27 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 188 marks and the opposition team scores 190 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) dress, height, luck (c) speed, size, shouting (d) jokes, length, volume
13. 13.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 22 for style and 57 in all. How many marks for strategy?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) relevant examples
15. 15.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 37 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
19. 19.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) answering opponents (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 29 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 25 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
23. 23.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 21 for style and 65 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 33, 27 and 17. 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 31, 33 and 19. 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 40, 31 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 22 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 29 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 199 marks and the opposition team scores 209 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 188 marks and the opposition team scores 191 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) judges dislike it (c) it shows good strategy (d) it wastes time
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 23 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 24 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 36 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 31 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 23 and 17. What is the total out of 100?

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