Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 575 · 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, 39 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
3. 3.📝 The proposition team scores 189 marks and the opposition team scores 187 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
4. 4.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) confident posture (d) a clear team plan
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) relevant examples
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 34 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) speed, size, shouting (c) content, style, strategy (d) jokes, length, volume
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 27 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
17. 17.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 20 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
20. 20.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) linking with teammates (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 28 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) good pace and pauses
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 23 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 196 marks and the opposition team scores 203 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 195 marks and the opposition team scores 208 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) linking with teammates
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
30. 30.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 27 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 254 marks and the opposition team scores 268 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 26 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 200 marks and the opposition team scores 191 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
36. 36.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the loudest voice (c) good arguments (d) the longest speech
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 230 marks and the opposition team scores 236 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
40. 40.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear, steady voice (c) a clear team plan (d) relevant examples

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