Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 614 · 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.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) it wastes time (c) it is not allowed (d) judges dislike it
2. 2.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 24 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 228 marks and the opposition team scores 237 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 40 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
8. 8.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the longest speech (c) good arguments (d) the loudest voice
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) eye contact (d) correct facts
10. 10.📝 The proposition team scores 212 marks and the opposition team scores 217 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 30 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
14. 14.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 27 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 199 marks and the opposition team scores 192 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 40 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 39 for style and 96 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 258 marks and the opposition team scores 273 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) speed, size, shouting (c) content, style, strategy (d) jokes, length, volume
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 205 marks and the opposition team scores 212 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) good pace and pauses
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 26 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) correct facts (d) good pace and pauses
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) answering opponents (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
31. 31.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 25 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 29 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 24 for style and 61 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 37 for style and 93 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 22 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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