Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 436 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
2. 2.📝 The proposition team scores 221 marks and the opposition team scores 209 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 36 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 25 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 220 marks and the opposition team scores 216 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
13. 13.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
15. 15.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) good use of time
16. 16.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) eye contact (d) a clear team plan
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 26 for style and 60 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 20 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 231 marks and the opposition team scores 237 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 39 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 40 for style and 97 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) linking with teammates (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
25. 25.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) eye contact (d) relevant examples
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 25 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 184 marks and the opposition team scores 173 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) linking with teammates
30. 30.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
31. 31.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 187 marks and the opposition team scores 195 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 22 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 31 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 40 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 196 marks and the opposition team scores 199 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 34 and 14. What is the total out of 100?

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