Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 62 · 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.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 35 for style and 90 in all. How many marks for strategy?
2. 2.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) good use of time
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
4. 4.📝 The proposition team scores 253 marks and the opposition team scores 244 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 21 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it is not allowed (c) it shows good strategy (d) judges dislike it
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 31 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 208 marks and the opposition team scores 213 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) answering opponents
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
12. 12.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 32 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) answering opponents (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 185 marks and the opposition team scores 175 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the loudest voice (c) the longest speech (d) good arguments
20. 20.📝 The proposition team scores 184 marks and the opposition team scores 198 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 20 for style and 56 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
26. 26.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) good pace and pauses (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
27. 27.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) good use of time (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 253 marks and the opposition team scores 259 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 38 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
33. 33.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) relevant examples
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 30 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 204 marks and the opposition team scores 214 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 26 for style and 79 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, 39 for style and 98 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) speed, size, shouting (c) jokes, length, volume (d) dress, height, luck
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 211 marks and the opposition team scores 225 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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