Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 454 · 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) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
2. 2.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the loudest voice (c) the longest speech (d) fancy clothes
3. 3.📝 The proposition team scores 219 marks and the opposition team scores 217 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
6. 6.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 29 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
7. 7.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
8. 8.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 21 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
10. 10.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence
11. 11.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 34 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 33 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) strong evidence (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear, steady voice
15. 15.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) good use of time (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
16. 16.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
17. 17.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) answering opponents (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 206 marks and the opposition team scores 198 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 209 marks and the opposition team scores 211 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 37 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) judges dislike it (c) it is not allowed (d) it shows good strategy
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 34 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 25 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 39 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 223 marks and the opposition team scores 233 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) linking with teammates (d) good use of time
29. 29.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
30. 30.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 215 marks and the opposition team scores 223 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 36 for style and 86 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 39 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 22 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 183 marks and the opposition team scores 181 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 40 for style and 93 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 31 and 19. What is the total out of 100?

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