Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 529 · 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) confident posture (b) correct facts (c) answering opponents (d) relevant examples
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 31 and 15. 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 39 for content, 37 for style and 88 in all. How many marks for strategy?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) linking with teammates
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
6. 6.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) confident posture (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 34 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) dress, height, luck (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy
9. 9.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
10. 10.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it shows good strategy (c) judges dislike it (d) it is not allowed
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 259 marks and the opposition team scores 274 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 22 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 186 marks and the opposition team scores 183 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 31 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 30 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 234 marks and the opposition team scores 226 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 34 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) relevant examples (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 20 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 30 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
28. 28.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 207 marks and the opposition team scores 194 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 184 marks and the opposition team scores 189 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 244 marks and the opposition team scores 251 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 24 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning
37. 37.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 30 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False

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