Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 439 · 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, 23 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.📝 The proposition team scores 236 marks and the opposition team scores 243 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
3. 3.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) content, style, strategy (d) dress, height, luck
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) good pace and pauses
5. 5.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
6. 6.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) fancy clothes (c) the loudest voice (d) the longest speech
8. 8.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 27 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 33 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 196 marks and the opposition team scores 189 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 199 marks and the opposition team scores 212 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
14. 14.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) linking with teammates (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
17. 17.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 20 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
20. 20.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
21. 21.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) good use of time (d) a clear team plan
22. 22.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 34 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
28. 28.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) relevant examples (d) good pace and pauses
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) good use of time
31. 31.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 23 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
36. 36.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) confident posture
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 33 and 18. 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 37 for content, 34 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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