Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 292 · 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 225 marks and the opposition team scores 240 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 36 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 34 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
5. 5.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 31 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) the longest speech (c) fancy clothes (d) good arguments
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 26 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
13. 13.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it shows good strategy (c) it wastes time (d) it is not allowed
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 20 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📝 The proposition team scores 237 marks and the opposition team scores 223 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
17. 17.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) correct facts
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 220 marks and the opposition team scores 214 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) answering opponents (d) clear reasoning
20. 20.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) clear reasoning
22. 22.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) eye contact
24. 24.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) answering opponents
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 24 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 30 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 20 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
29. 29.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) confident posture (c) correct facts (d) linking with teammates
30. 30.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 257 marks and the opposition team scores 266 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
35. 35.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 27 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
38. 38.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy

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