Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 42 · 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.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 40 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) good use of time (d) good pace and pauses
4. 4.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 37 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
5. 5.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 182 marks and the opposition team scores 172 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
8. 8.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear team plan (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
10. 10.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) confident posture (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 35 for style and 86 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 203 marks and the opposition team scores 212 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
15. 15.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 33 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) correct facts (d) linking with teammates
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 203 marks and the opposition team scores 195 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 34 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 231 marks and the opposition team scores 243 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 36 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 26 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) answering opponents
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
27. 27.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
29. 29.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) confident posture (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence
30. 30.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 21 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) judges dislike it (c) it shows good strategy (d) it wastes time
33. 33.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) a clear, steady voice (d) strong evidence
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 233 marks and the opposition team scores 247 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 26 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 220 marks and the opposition team scores 209 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 214 marks and the opposition team scores 225 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 235 marks and the opposition team scores 220 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False

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