Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 616 · 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 22, 20 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 30 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) confident posture (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 28 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) good use of time (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 254 marks and the opposition team scores 239 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) relevant examples (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 32 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 36 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
14. 14.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) speed, size, shouting (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
16. 16.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) linking with teammates (d) clear reasoning
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 239 marks and the opposition team scores 232 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) answering opponents
19. 19.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
22. 22.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear team plan (c) relevant examples (d) confident posture
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 33 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 213 marks and the opposition team scores 224 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) a clear team plan (d) relevant examples
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 197 marks and the opposition team scores 193 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
28. 28.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) linking with teammates (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 27 for style and 60 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 30 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 221 marks and the opposition team scores 214 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 244 marks and the opposition team scores 232 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 27 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) confident posture (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
39. 39.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) eye contact (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 235 marks and the opposition team scores 243 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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