Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 330 · 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.📝 The proposition team scores 226 marks and the opposition team scores 237 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
2. 2.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) content, style, strategy (c) dress, height, luck (d) speed, size, shouting
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
4. 4.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) the loudest voice (d) good arguments
5. 5.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) answering opponents
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 254 marks and the opposition team scores 246 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it wastes time (c) judges dislike it (d) it shows good strategy
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 21 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) good use of time (d) a clear team plan
10. 10.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 27 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 29 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 39 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) eye contact
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
22. 22.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 198 marks and the opposition team scores 190 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) answering opponents (d) a clear, steady voice
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
27. 27.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 27 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 26 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear, steady voice
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 207 marks and the opposition team scores 221 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 20 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) relevant examples
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 27 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) confident posture
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 34 for style and 87 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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