Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 542 · 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.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) content, style, strategy (c) speed, size, shouting (d) jokes, length, volume
2. 2.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it shows good strategy (c) it is not allowed (d) judges dislike it
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 40 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) good use of time (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear, steady voice
5. 5.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) eye contact (d) a clear team plan
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 218 marks and the opposition team scores 224 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 28 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 28 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) linking with teammates (c) correct facts (d) good pace and pauses
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 213 marks and the opposition team scores 225 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) clear reasoning
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
14. 14.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
15. 15.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 22 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 203 marks and the opposition team scores 206 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 32 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 34 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 206 marks and the opposition team scores 203 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 28 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) eye contact
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 238 marks and the opposition team scores 230 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 222 marks and the opposition team scores 223 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) correct facts (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
33. 33.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 24 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 249 marks and the opposition team scores 261 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 195 marks and the opposition team scores 189 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
39. 39.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy

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