Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 425 · 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 219 marks and the opposition team scores 231 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
3. 3.📝 The proposition team scores 189 marks and the opposition team scores 183 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
4. 4.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear team plan (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
6. 6.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 25 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 232 marks and the opposition team scores 235 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 37 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) good pace and pauses
11. 11.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 22 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
15. 15.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good pace and pauses (c) correct facts (d) answering opponents
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
17. 17.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) clear reasoning
18. 18.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it wastes time (c) it shows good strategy (d) judges dislike it
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 181 marks and the opposition team scores 184 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) content, style, strategy (c) speed, size, shouting (d) dress, height, luck
21. 21.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 29 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) a clear, steady voice
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) eye contact (c) good use of time (d) a clear team plan
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 25 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 31 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 35 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 183 marks and the opposition team scores 188 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 37 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 22 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) good use of time
35. 35.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 253 marks and the opposition team scores 249 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 196 marks and the opposition team scores 194 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the longest speech (c) the loudest voice (d) good arguments

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