Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 314 · 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, 29 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
2. 2.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 28 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 30 for style and 88 in all. How many marks for strategy?
5. 5.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) relevant examples (c) answering opponents (d) eye contact
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 188 marks and the opposition team scores 183 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
8. 8.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) the loudest voice (c) fancy clothes (d) good arguments
9. 9.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice
12. 12.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
13. 13.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) good use of time (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 35 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good use of time (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
20. 20.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good use of time (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 28 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 39 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 36 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 34 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 26 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) answering opponents
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 31 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 29 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
34. 34.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 243 marks and the opposition team scores 236 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 38 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.📝 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?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) linking with teammates (d) good pace and pauses
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 25 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 34 and 17. What is the total out of 100?

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