Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 450 · 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) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) good pace and pauses
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
3. 3.📝 The proposition team scores 182 marks and the opposition team scores 197 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
4. 4.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) correct facts (c) good use of time (d) answering opponents
5. 5.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 40 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 181 marks and the opposition team scores 177 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 35 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) good use of time (d) good pace and pauses
13. 13.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) judges dislike it (c) it shows good strategy (d) it wastes time
15. 15.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) a clear, steady voice
17. 17.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
19. 19.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 21 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 38 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 26 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 23 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 21 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 40 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 32 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 28 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) the loudest voice (d) good arguments
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 27 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
32. 32.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 215 marks and the opposition team scores 214 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 31 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) linking with teammates (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
37. 37.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) relevant examples (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 38 and 19. What is the total out of 100?

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