Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 539 · 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.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 25 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 40 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
4. 4.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) answering opponents
5. 5.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 35 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 30 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
9. 9.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 21 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture
12. 12.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 38 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
13. 13.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good use of time (d) correct facts
14. 14.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good use of time (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
16. 16.📝 The proposition team scores 240 marks and the opposition team scores 232 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 22 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 32 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 22 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 39 for style and 84 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 40 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 30 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) good arguments (c) the loudest voice (d) fancy clothes
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
28. 28.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) good pace and pauses (d) clear reasoning
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 206 marks and the opposition team scores 215 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) confident posture (c) good use of time (d) linking with teammates
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
32. 32.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
34. 34.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
36. 36.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 32 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it wastes time (c) it is not allowed (d) it shows good strategy
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 181 marks and the opposition team scores 180 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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