Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 407 · 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 21 for content, 31 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
2. 2.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) answering opponents (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
4. 4.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
5. 5.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 253 marks and the opposition team scores 241 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 23 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) dress, height, luck (c) content, style, strategy (d) jokes, length, volume
10. 10.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 222 marks and the opposition team scores 211 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 39 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 198 marks and the opposition team scores 183 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
16. 16.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 229 marks and the opposition team scores 241 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 40 for style and 97 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) eye contact (d) correct facts
21. 21.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) linking with teammates
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
23. 23.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 31 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) linking with teammates (d) correct facts
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
30. 30.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 236 marks and the opposition team scores 251 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) answering opponents (d) good pace and pauses
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 25 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 36 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 32 and 18. What is the total out of 100?

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