Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 400 · 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.📝 The proposition team scores 196 marks and the opposition team scores 185 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
5. 5.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 208 marks and the opposition team scores 218 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 204 marks and the opposition team scores 215 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
9. 9.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) correct facts (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice
10. 10.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
12. 12.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 229 marks and the opposition team scores 226 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 255 marks and the opposition team scores 250 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) eye contact (d) relevant examples
17. 17.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 34 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 36 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 37 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 196 marks and the opposition team scores 190 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 31 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning
24. 24.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 23 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 39 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) answering opponents
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 40 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
33. 33.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 241 marks and the opposition team scores 253 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) content, style, strategy (c) jokes, length, volume (d) dress, height, luck
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 37 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 199 marks and the opposition team scores 214 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 30 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) good use of time (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy

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