Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 338 · 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 28, 24 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
3. 3.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) correct facts (c) good pace and pauses (d) answering opponents
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 27 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 40 for style and 90 in all. How many marks for strategy?
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 180 marks and the opposition team scores 191 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) linking with teammates (d) relevant examples
8. 8.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) good pace and pauses (d) clear reasoning
9. 9.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
10. 10.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) speed, size, shouting (c) content, style, strategy (d) dress, height, luck
11. 11.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) answering opponents
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) confident posture (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 227 marks and the opposition team scores 242 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) a clear team plan
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 24 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 36 for style and 86 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
20. 20.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 31 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 37 for style and 88 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 28 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 218 marks and the opposition team scores 233 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
27. 27.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) good use of time
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 28 for style and 84 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the loudest voice (c) good arguments (d) the longest speech
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 36 for style and 90 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) good use of time (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 21 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.True or false: “a clear team plan” 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 30, 33 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 30 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) answering opponents

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