Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 525 · 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.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good use of time (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 24 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) linking with teammates
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
5. 5.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) speed, size, shouting (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) strong evidence (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 34 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) strong evidence (c) linking with teammates (d) correct facts
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) linking with teammates
13. 13.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 28 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) a clear, steady voice
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
18. 18.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) a clear team plan (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 243 marks and the opposition team scores 236 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 32 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) relevant examples
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 38 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 37 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 217 marks and the opposition team scores 210 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 33 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
30. 30.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) the loudest voice (d) good arguments
31. 31.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) relevant examples
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 257 marks and the opposition team scores 243 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 236 marks and the opposition team scores 232 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 26 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 245 marks and the opposition team scores 246 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 24 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 40 for style and 95 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) linking with teammates (d) good use of time

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