Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 608 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) linking with teammates
2. 2.📝 The proposition team scores 255 marks and the opposition team scores 262 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 33, 24 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) linking with teammates
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 35 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
9. 9.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) speed, size, shouting (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy
10. 10.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) relevant examples
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 225 marks and the opposition team scores 216 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) correct facts
13. 13.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
15. 15.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 29 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 27 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) linking with teammates (c) good pace and pauses (d) clear reasoning
20. 20.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 20 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) correct facts (d) good use of time
23. 23.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) answering opponents (d) confident posture
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 227 marks and the opposition team scores 220 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 27 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 29 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
31. 31.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it shows good strategy (c) judges dislike it (d) it wastes time
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 232 marks and the opposition team scores 229 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 26, 30 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) confident posture (c) linking with teammates (d) correct facts
35. 35.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 38 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 29 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 26 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning

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