Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 53 · 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 242 marks and the opposition team scores 257 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
4. 4.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 184 marks and the opposition team scores 177 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 36 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
9. 9.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 32 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) correct facts (d) good pace and pauses
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 33 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it wastes time (c) judges dislike it (d) it shows good strategy
14. 14.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 29 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) eye contact
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 28 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 30 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 182 marks and the opposition team scores 172 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
27. 27.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 231 marks and the opposition team scores 224 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 27 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 27 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 219 marks and the opposition team scores 221 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 28 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 29 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
38. 38.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
39. 39.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) good pace and pauses
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style

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