Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 34 · 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.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) eye contact (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
3. 3.📝 The proposition team scores 232 marks and the opposition team scores 235 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
5. 5.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 33 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
6. 6.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 39 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 20 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.📝 The proposition team scores 256 marks and the opposition team scores 258 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
10. 10.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) confident posture (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
13. 13.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it is not allowed (c) judges dislike it (d) it shows good strategy
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 183 marks and the opposition team scores 186 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
17. 17.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 249 marks and the opposition team scores 256 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) good arguments (c) the longest speech (d) the loudest voice
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
21. 21.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) answering opponents
22. 22.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 182 marks and the opposition team scores 187 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) correct facts
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 241 marks and the opposition team scores 240 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 253 marks and the opposition team scores 254 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
29. 29.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 239 marks and the opposition team scores 253 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 217 marks and the opposition team scores 227 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
34. 34.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 25 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 34 for style and 87 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 23 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 206 marks and the opposition team scores 199 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) good use of time (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 39 for style and 88 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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