Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 587 · 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: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📝 The proposition team scores 188 marks and the opposition team scores 195 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 37 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 36 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
7. 7.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
8. 8.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 195 marks and the opposition team scores 183 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
13. 13.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 187 marks and the opposition team scores 192 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) eye contact (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 24 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 31 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) answering opponents (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 27 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 20 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) good pace and pauses
24. 24.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) content, style, strategy (c) jokes, length, volume (d) speed, size, shouting
25. 25.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) relevant examples (d) a clear, steady voice
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 246 marks and the opposition team scores 240 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 20 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it wastes time (c) it shows good strategy (d) judges dislike it
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 255 marks and the opposition team scores 242 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 22 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
34. 34.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) a clear team plan
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 33 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) answering opponents (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
38. 38.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) linking with teammates
39. 39.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 184 marks and the opposition team scores 170 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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