Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 298 · 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 22, 25 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good use of time
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
4. 4.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 224 marks and the opposition team scores 212 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) dress, height, luck (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
8. 8.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 35 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 20 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) good pace and pauses
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 25 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
13. 13.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) linking with teammates
14. 14.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 188 marks and the opposition team scores 187 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 206 marks and the opposition team scores 198 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 21 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 23 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
25. 25.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 26 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 22 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 33 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 27 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 35 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) relevant examples
36. 36.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the loudest voice (c) the longest speech (d) good arguments
37. 37.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) confident posture

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