Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 429 · 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 “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
2. 2.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
3. 3.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice
4. 4.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 35 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
5. 5.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 211 marks and the opposition team scores 215 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) correct facts
8. 8.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 27 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
11. 11.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 23 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
14. 14.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear team plan (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
15. 15.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) a clear, steady voice (c) correct facts (d) confident posture
16. 16.📝 The proposition team scores 210 marks and the opposition team scores 222 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 22 for style and 61 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 21 for style and 61 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) linking with teammates
21. 21.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time
22. 22.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) linking with teammates (d) clear reasoning
24. 24.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 22 for style and 59 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) eye contact
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 38 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 246 marks and the opposition team scores 239 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 39 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the loudest voice (c) fancy clothes (d) the longest speech
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 185 marks and the opposition team scores 181 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 35 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
36. 36.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 30 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 35 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 26 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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