Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 620 · 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, 32 for style and 87 in all. How many marks for strategy?
2. 2.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) confident posture (c) answering opponents (d) linking with teammates
4. 4.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) content, style, strategy (c) jokes, length, volume (d) speed, size, shouting
5. 5.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 26 for style and 60 in all. How many marks for strategy?
6. 6.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) fancy clothes (c) the longest speech (d) the loudest voice
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 233 marks and the opposition team scores 232 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
9. 9.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) good use of time
10. 10.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 26 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 23 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
13. 13.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts
14. 14.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 40 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning
17. 17.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
18. 18.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 26 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 36 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 38 for style and 89 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 29 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 22 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 21 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 194 marks and the opposition team scores 187 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 257 marks and the opposition team scores 253 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) judges dislike it (c) it wastes time (d) it is not allowed
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 32 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 242 marks and the opposition team scores 244 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) a clear, steady voice
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style

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