Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 416 · 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 23, 24 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) linking with teammates
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
4. 4.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
5. 5.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 40 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
8. 8.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) confident posture (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 23 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
12. 12.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it wastes time (c) it is not allowed (d) it shows good strategy
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 22 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 238 marks and the opposition team scores 246 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) correct facts
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 208 marks and the opposition team scores 220 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 40 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 25 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
23. 23.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) relevant examples (d) a clear, steady voice
24. 24.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 35 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) relevant examples (d) eye contact
27. 27.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) confident posture (d) linking with teammates
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 20 for style and 59 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 186 marks and the opposition team scores 174 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 40 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 35 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 21 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) content, style, strategy (c) speed, size, shouting (d) dress, height, luck
36. 36.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 35 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 26 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) clear reasoning

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