Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 551 · 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.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 36 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
3. 3.📝 The proposition team scores 253 marks and the opposition team scores 244 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
4. 4.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) eye contact (c) relevant examples (d) confident posture
5. 5.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) jokes, length, volume (c) speed, size, shouting (d) dress, height, luck
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 36 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) a clear team plan
11. 11.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
12. 12.📝 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
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 233 marks and the opposition team scores 236 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 234 marks and the opposition team scores 219 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 29 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 30 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the longest speech (c) the loudest voice (d) good arguments
19. 19.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
21. 21.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) eye contact (c) linking with teammates (d) correct facts
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 20 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
26. 26.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
29. 29.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 192 marks and the opposition team scores 187 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 35 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 25 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 34 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 193 marks and the opposition team scores 190 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 39 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear team plan (c) relevant examples (d) a clear, steady voice
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 27 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 256 marks and the opposition team scores 241 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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