Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 36 · 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) strategy (b) content (c) style
2. 2.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📝 The proposition team scores 239 marks and the opposition team scores 235 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
4. 4.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 40 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
5. 5.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) good use of time (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
6. 6.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 21 and 17. 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 23, 40 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 39 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) clear reasoning
12. 12.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) speed, size, shouting (c) jokes, length, volume (d) dress, height, luck
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 229 marks and the opposition team scores 231 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 243 marks and the opposition team scores 228 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📝 The proposition team scores 192 marks and the opposition team scores 183 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 182 marks and the opposition team scores 179 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 224 marks and the opposition team scores 220 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) a clear team plan (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 22 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 27 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the longest speech (c) the loudest voice (d) fancy clothes
25. 25.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it shows good strategy (c) it is not allowed (d) it wastes time
27. 27.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear team plan (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
28. 28.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 37 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 37 for style and 88 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 24 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) eye contact (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
33. 33.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) good use of time (d) answering opponents
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 23 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 224 marks and the opposition team scores 217 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 247 marks and the opposition team scores 261 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 247 marks and the opposition team scores 249 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 184 marks and the opposition team scores 193 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 260 marks and the opposition team scores 270 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False

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