Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 47 · 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 23, 35 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) linking with teammates (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (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 33, 22 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 36 for style and 96 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
9. 9.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) good use of time (c) relevant examples (d) confident posture
10. 10.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
11. 11.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) a clear team plan (d) relevant examples
13. 13.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it is not allowed (c) judges dislike it (d) it shows good strategy
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 21 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) content, style, strategy (c) dress, height, luck (d) jokes, length, volume
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
17. 17.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
20. 20.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) the longest speech (c) good arguments (d) fancy clothes
21. 21.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 237 marks and the opposition team scores 245 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) answering opponents
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 210 marks and the opposition team scores 221 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 188 marks and the opposition team scores 201 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 31 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) correct facts (d) confident posture
28. 28.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 241 marks and the opposition team scores 240 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) a clear, steady voice (d) a clear team plan
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
32. 32.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) good use of time (c) correct facts (d) confident posture
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 37 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 210 marks and the opposition team scores 212 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 34 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 240 marks and the opposition team scores 231 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 26 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 27 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
40. 40.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False

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