Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 408 · 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.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 23 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 28 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) correct facts
4. 4.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) good use of time
8. 8.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) judges dislike it (c) it wastes time (d) it is not allowed
9. 9.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) good arguments (c) the loudest voice (d) fancy clothes
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 235 marks and the opposition team scores 242 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) content, style, strategy (c) dress, height, luck (d) speed, size, shouting
13. 13.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) strong evidence (c) eye contact (d) answering opponents
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 215 marks and the opposition team scores 223 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) linking with teammates
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 21 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 183 marks and the opposition team scores 178 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) linking with teammates (c) eye contact (d) good use of time
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 211 marks and the opposition team scores 207 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) strong evidence (c) good use of time (d) answering opponents
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear, steady voice
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 35 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 217 marks and the opposition team scores 210 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 216 marks and the opposition team scores 213 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 226 marks and the opposition team scores 236 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 34 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) linking with teammates (c) eye contact (d) answering opponents
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 34 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 227 marks and the opposition team scores 234 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
40. 40.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples

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