Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 511 · 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.📝 The proposition team scores 231 marks and the opposition team scores 217 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 23 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 27 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
6. 6.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) speed, size, shouting (c) content, style, strategy (d) jokes, length, volume
7. 7.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) judges dislike it (c) it shows good strategy (d) it is not allowed
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
9. 9.📝 The proposition team scores 188 marks and the opposition team scores 189 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 25 and 11. 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 26 for content, 25 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
13. 13.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) correct facts (c) good use of time (d) a clear team plan
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 26 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) correct facts (c) good use of time (d) answering opponents
19. 19.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
20. 20.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) good use of time (d) confident posture
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
22. 22.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 22 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) good arguments (d) the loudest voice
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 191 marks and the opposition team scores 184 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
29. 29.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) answering opponents
31. 31.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 37 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 185 marks and the opposition team scores 186 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 36 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) good use of time (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
40. 40.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False

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