Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 435 · 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 39, 34 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 25 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 244 marks and the opposition team scores 256 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it is not allowed (c) it shows good strategy (d) it wastes time
7. 7.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) eye contact
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
9. 9.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
11. 11.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) answering opponents
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
13. 13.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 235 marks and the opposition team scores 247 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 22 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 38 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) linking with teammates (d) good pace and pauses
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 29 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) good use of time
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
23. 23.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
25. 25.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 31 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) linking with teammates (c) correct facts (d) confident posture
28. 28.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) answering opponents (d) relevant examples
29. 29.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) good pace and pauses
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 182 marks and the opposition team scores 172 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 24, 33 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
35. 35.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) correct facts (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
38. 38.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) fancy clothes (c) the loudest voice (d) the longest speech
39. 39.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 33 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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