Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 453 · 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.📝 The proposition team scores 239 marks and the opposition team scores 227 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
2. 2.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good use of time (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear team plan
3. 3.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) good use of time (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear, steady voice
4. 4.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear team plan (c) eye contact (d) clear reasoning
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
6. 6.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 200 marks and the opposition team scores 205 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.📝 The proposition team scores 208 marks and the opposition team scores 223 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
10. 10.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) relevant examples (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear, steady voice
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 36 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 35 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
14. 14.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 24 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) dress, height, luck (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy
18. 18.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence
19. 19.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 29 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) linking with teammates
23. 23.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) good arguments (c) the loudest voice (d) fancy clothes
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 32 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 32 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 260 marks and the opposition team scores 264 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 34 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 25 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
32. 32.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 218 marks and the opposition team scores 213 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 225 marks and the opposition team scores 213 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 35 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 24 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 207 marks and the opposition team scores 218 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture

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