Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 300 · 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) good pace and pauses (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
3. 3.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 38 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
4. 4.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) good use of time (c) relevant examples (d) eye contact
6. 6.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 21 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 38 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) linking with teammates
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 22 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
11. 11.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
13. 13.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 22 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 28 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 38 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 28 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 36 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 33 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 188 marks and the opposition team scores 196 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 203 marks and the opposition team scores 207 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) confident posture (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
25. 25.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
26. 26.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) relevant examples (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear, steady voice
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 35 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 34 for style and 89 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) relevant examples (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
31. 31.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it wastes time (c) it shows good strategy (d) it is not allowed
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
33. 33.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) answering opponents
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 27 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 24 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 240 marks and the opposition team scores 253 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 22 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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