Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 385 · 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 252 marks and the opposition team scores 251 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
4. 4.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
5. 5.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 29 and 19. 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 30, 40 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) a clear, steady voice (d) strong evidence
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
11. 11.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it is not allowed (c) it shows good strategy (d) judges dislike it
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) linking with teammates
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 24 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 36 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) correct facts
17. 17.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 25 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) clear reasoning
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 208 marks and the opposition team scores 199 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 20 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 22 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 23 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
31. 31.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) good arguments (d) the loudest voice
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 23 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) good use of time (d) answering opponents
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 37 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) strong evidence (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 35 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) linking with teammates (c) confident posture (d) relevant examples
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 256 marks and the opposition team scores 260 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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