Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 570 · 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.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) strong evidence
2. 2.📝 The proposition team scores 237 marks and the opposition team scores 249 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 34 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) correct facts (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
5. 5.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) confident posture (b) linking with teammates (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
6. 6.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) dress, height, luck (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
7. 7.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 251 marks and the opposition team scores 248 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 221 marks and the opposition team scores 226 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 249 marks and the opposition team scores 246 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 25 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 34 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) clear reasoning
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
18. 18.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
20. 20.📝 The proposition team scores 242 marks and the opposition team scores 256 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
21. 21.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
22. 22.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) good arguments (c) the loudest voice (d) fancy clothes
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) good use of time
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 23 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 247 marks and the opposition team scores 237 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 200 marks and the opposition team scores 187 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
30. 30.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 32 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 34 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear team plan
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 23 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 28 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 28 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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