Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 325 · 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 of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) answering opponents (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 25 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear, steady voice
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 250 marks and the opposition team scores 249 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
8. 8.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) confident posture (c) good use of time (d) linking with teammates
9. 9.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 28 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 24 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
12. 12.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) good arguments (c) fancy clothes (d) the loudest voice
13. 13.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good use of time (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
15. 15.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) strong evidence (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
16. 16.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 33 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 229 marks and the opposition team scores 244 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) a clear, steady voice
20. 20.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) good pace and pauses (c) answering opponents (d) a clear, steady voice
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 216 marks and the opposition team scores 217 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 25 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 22 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 189 marks and the opposition team scores 199 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) eye contact (c) linking with teammates (d) good use of time
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
31. 31.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 23 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 21 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 38 for style and 93 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 39 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 245 marks and the opposition team scores 254 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 238 marks and the opposition team scores 231 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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