Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 535 · 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.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it is not allowed (c) it shows good strategy (d) it wastes time
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 31 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 23 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
6. 6.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 23 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 21 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 22 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 22 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) relevant examples
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 22 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 26 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 258 marks and the opposition team scores 247 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) linking with teammates (c) good pace and pauses (d) clear reasoning
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 30 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 236 marks and the opposition team scores 225 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 24 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
26. 26.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 34 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) linking with teammates (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
30. 30.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 213 marks and the opposition team scores 228 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) the longest speech (c) good arguments (d) fancy clothes
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 23 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 22 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 39 for style and 84 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 202 marks and the opposition team scores 215 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 228 marks and the opposition team scores 214 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 24 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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