Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 506 · 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.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
2. 2.📝 The proposition team scores 233 marks and the opposition team scores 228 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
3. 3.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 24 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 240 marks and the opposition team scores 254 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 32 for style and 84 in all. How many marks for strategy?
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 20 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
10. 10.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 39 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
14. 14.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) linking with teammates (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good use of time
16. 16.📝 The proposition team scores 181 marks and the opposition team scores 195 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) relevant examples (d) confident posture
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 34 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) relevant examples
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
21. 21.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear team plan (c) strong evidence (d) linking with teammates
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 234 marks and the opposition team scores 229 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) good pace and pauses
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
25. 25.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) dress, height, luck (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) good use of time
27. 27.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 25 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
33. 33.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) good pace and pauses (c) linking with teammates (d) correct facts
34. 34.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 250 marks and the opposition team scores 239 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 25 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 36 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the loudest voice (c) the longest speech (d) good arguments
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 249 marks and the opposition team scores 243 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses

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