Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 346 · 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 207 marks and the opposition team scores 204 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
3. 3.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it shows good strategy (c) judges dislike it (d) it is not allowed
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) clear reasoning (d) answering opponents
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 29 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 21 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 23 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
13. 13.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 38 for style and 94 in all. How many marks for strategy?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) correct facts
15. 15.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) linking with teammates
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 38 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
19. 19.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear team plan (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates
20. 20.📝 The proposition team scores 213 marks and the opposition team scores 214 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 33 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 26 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
26. 26.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) good arguments (c) fancy clothes (d) the loudest voice
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 25 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 35 for style and 86 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 21 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) confident posture (d) linking with teammates
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 38 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 36 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 38 for style and 96 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 31 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
40. 40.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False

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