Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 409 · 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 187 marks and the opposition team scores 176 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
2. 2.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
4. 4.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) fancy clothes (c) the longest speech (d) good arguments
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
6. 6.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) speed, size, shouting (c) content, style, strategy (d) jokes, length, volume
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) clear reasoning (c) good use of time (d) a clear team plan
8. 8.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 33 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 35 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear team plan (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 182 marks and the opposition team scores 180 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 35 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 24 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) clear reasoning
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 214 marks and the opposition team scores 229 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) strong evidence (c) eye contact (d) good use of time
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 22 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
24. 24.📝 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
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 36 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 20 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) relevant examples (c) linking with teammates (d) correct facts
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 188 marks and the opposition team scores 184 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 40 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 224 marks and the opposition team scores 223 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) good pace and pauses
34. 34.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
35. 35.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) relevant examples (d) eye contact
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 34 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 34 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
40. 40.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) good pace and pauses

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