Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 312 · 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 34, 25 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice
3. 3.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 22 for style and 56 in all. How many marks for strategy?
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 23 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) good pace and pauses (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 253 marks and the opposition team scores 257 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
10. 10.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
11. 11.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) correct facts (c) a clear, steady voice (d) a clear team plan
12. 12.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) good use of time (d) confident posture
13. 13.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) good arguments (d) the loudest voice
14. 14.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 234 marks and the opposition team scores 244 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 40 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.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) strong evidence
19. 19.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) it is not allowed (c) it wastes time (d) judges dislike it
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 24 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 40 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 204 marks and the opposition team scores 192 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
25. 25.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) clear reasoning
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning
27. 27.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) good pace and pauses
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
30. 30.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) answering opponents (d) good pace and pauses
32. 32.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) answering opponents
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 20 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 244 marks and the opposition team scores 234 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 27 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 260 marks and the opposition team scores 246 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
38. 38.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 253 marks and the opposition team scores 249 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) strong evidence

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