Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 503 · 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 24, 36 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) judges dislike it (c) it wastes time (d) it is not allowed
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
5. 5.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) answering opponents
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
8. 8.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) the loudest voice (d) good arguments
9. 9.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 27 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 24 and 16. 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 25 for content, 39 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
13. 13.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 26 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 22 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
16. 16.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) content, style, strategy (c) speed, size, shouting (d) jokes, length, volume
17. 17.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
18. 18.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear team plan
19. 19.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) eye contact
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 22 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 200 marks and the opposition team scores 207 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) relevant examples (d) good pace and pauses
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 36 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning
25. 25.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 28 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 196 marks and the opposition team scores 203 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
30. 30.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 188 marks and the opposition team scores 177 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 40 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) a clear, steady voice (d) linking with teammates
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 260 marks and the opposition team scores 252 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 34 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 33 for style and 84 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 25, 25 and 15. What is the total out of 100?

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