Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 303 · 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.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 211 marks and the opposition team scores 213 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 23 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 33 for style and 89 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 209 marks and the opposition team scores 204 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.📝 The proposition team scores 227 marks and the opposition team scores 229 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
10. 10.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the longest speech (c) good arguments (d) the loudest voice
11. 11.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) eye contact
14. 14.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) a clear team plan (d) good pace and pauses
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 38 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 212 marks and the opposition team scores 227 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) answering opponents
19. 19.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) content, style, strategy (d) dress, height, luck
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 245 marks and the opposition team scores 256 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) relevant examples (d) good pace and pauses
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 231 marks and the opposition team scores 223 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 29 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) linking with teammates
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 214 marks and the opposition team scores 219 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 37 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.📝 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
33. 33.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 20 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 24 for style and 61 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 21 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) confident posture (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 238 marks and the opposition team scores 242 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 243 marks and the opposition team scores 258 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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