Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 299 · 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.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 34 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 39 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 24 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
5. 5.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) good use of time (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 21 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) speed, size, shouting (c) content, style, strategy (d) jokes, length, volume
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
16. 16.📝 The proposition team scores 234 marks and the opposition team scores 243 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) relevant examples (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
20. 20.📝 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
21. 21.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 24 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) answering opponents
24. 24.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 35 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
28. 28.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 224 marks and the opposition team scores 216 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) clear reasoning (c) eye contact (d) a clear team plan
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 39 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 39 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 34 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 36 for style and 86 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 259 marks and the opposition team scores 270 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 24 for style and 54 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 22 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan

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