Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 628 · 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.📝 The proposition team scores 240 marks and the opposition team scores 242 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
5. 5.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) correct facts
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 24 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 33 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 203 marks and the opposition team scores 198 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) eye contact
13. 13.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the loudest voice (c) the longest speech (d) good arguments
14. 14.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) it wastes time (c) judges dislike it (d) it is not allowed
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 35 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 186 marks and the opposition team scores 199 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) dress, height, luck (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 25 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) correct facts
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
24. 24.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good use of time (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
25. 25.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good use of time
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 190 marks and the opposition team scores 201 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) relevant examples (d) a clear, steady voice
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 35 for style and 93 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good use of time (d) a clear team plan
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 255 marks and the opposition team scores 269 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 37 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 236 marks and the opposition team scores 235 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 33 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 24 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 200 marks and the opposition team scores 202 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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