Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 480 · 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 27, 38 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it shows good strategy (c) it is not allowed (d) judges dislike it
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 30 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 36 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 242 marks and the opposition team scores 245 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 35 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 21 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 39 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) confident posture (d) linking with teammates
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) eye contact (d) linking with teammates
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 22 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
18. 18.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) dress, height, luck (c) jokes, length, volume (d) speed, size, shouting
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 32 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
22. 22.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning
23. 23.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 21 for style and 59 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 26, 31 and 11. 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 29, 39 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 33 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 22 for style and 61 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
36. 36.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) relevant examples (d) eye contact
37. 37.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) correct facts (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 36 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 30 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False

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