Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 339 · 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 38, 28 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) confident posture
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 32 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.📝 The proposition team scores 204 marks and the opposition team scores 218 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
5. 5.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
6. 6.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 237 marks and the opposition team scores 245 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it shows good strategy (c) it is not allowed (d) judges dislike it
10. 10.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good pace and pauses (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
11. 11.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 32 for style and 87 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 28 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 227 marks and the opposition team scores 235 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good use of time
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 23 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
23. 23.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 184 marks and the opposition team scores 183 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 38 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) confident posture
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 38 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 233 marks and the opposition team scores 236 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 35 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 24 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 228 marks and the opposition team scores 227 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) linking with teammates (d) eye contact
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 20 and 14. 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 35, 29 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 237 marks and the opposition team scores 234 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact

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