Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 590 · 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 35, 39 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
3. 3.📝 The proposition team scores 215 marks and the opposition team scores 216 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
4. 4.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) answering opponents (d) eye contact
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
7. 7.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
8. 8.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) good arguments (c) fancy clothes (d) the longest speech
10. 10.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice
11. 11.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) relevant examples (d) good pace and pauses
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 202 marks and the opposition team scores 205 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 40 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 27 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 31 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 185 marks and the opposition team scores 187 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear, steady voice
20. 20.📝 The proposition team scores 184 marks and the opposition team scores 177 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 256 marks and the opposition team scores 241 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 236 marks and the opposition team scores 241 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 31 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) good use of time (d) a clear team plan
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) eye contact (c) answering opponents (d) good use of time
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 34 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 259 marks and the opposition team scores 258 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 209 marks and the opposition team scores 205 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 39 for style and 90 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) answering opponents (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 28 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 37 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
37. 37.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
40. 40.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) content, style, strategy (c) jokes, length, volume (d) dress, height, luck

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