Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 6 · 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.📝 The proposition team scores 180 marks and the opposition team scores 187 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
3. 3.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) good arguments (c) the loudest voice (d) fancy clothes
4. 4.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 21 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) confident posture (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
9. 9.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) good pace and pauses (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
10. 10.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) correct facts (c) good use of time (d) answering opponents
13. 13.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
15. 15.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) answering opponents (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 193 marks and the opposition team scores 189 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 32 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 22 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 27 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
22. 22.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it shows good strategy (c) it wastes time (d) judges dislike it
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 24 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 37 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) relevant examples (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
29. 29.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 33 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 35 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) correct facts (c) good pace and pauses (d) clear reasoning
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 36 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 240 marks and the opposition team scores 229 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) relevant examples (d) a clear, steady voice
38. 38.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
39. 39.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) good use of time

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