Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 354 · 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.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 33 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
2. 2.📝 The proposition team scores 194 marks and the opposition team scores 190 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
3. 3.📝 The proposition team scores 223 marks and the opposition team scores 226 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
4. 4.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence
5. 5.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 39 for style and 89 in all. How many marks for strategy?
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 31 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.📝 The proposition team scores 217 marks and the opposition team scores 214 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
10. 10.📝 The proposition team scores 182 marks and the opposition team scores 185 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
12. 12.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) confident posture (b) clear reasoning (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
13. 13.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) eye contact
15. 15.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) content, style, strategy (c) jokes, length, volume (d) speed, size, shouting
16. 16.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the loudest voice (c) fancy clothes (d) the longest speech
17. 17.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) linking with teammates
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 219 marks and the opposition team scores 225 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
20. 20.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) good use of time (d) good pace and pauses
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 187 marks and the opposition team scores 185 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
25. 25.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) it wastes time (c) it is not allowed (d) judges dislike it
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
27. 27.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 30 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 210 marks and the opposition team scores 212 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) eye contact
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 24 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 21 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 218 marks and the opposition team scores 209 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 20 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 34 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 226 marks and the opposition team scores 238 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 37 for style and 89 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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