Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 63 · 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 27, 20 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) correct facts (c) a clear, steady voice (d) strong evidence
4. 4.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) it is not allowed (c) it wastes time (d) judges dislike it
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 28 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
8. 8.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 21 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
10. 10.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) good arguments (c) the longest speech (d) fancy clothes
11. 11.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) strong evidence (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture
12. 12.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 29 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 190 marks and the opposition team scores 199 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 39 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
17. 17.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 183 marks and the opposition team scores 178 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 21 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 20 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 225 marks and the opposition team scores 236 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 21 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) confident posture
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 22 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) linking with teammates
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
30. 30.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 39 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) confident posture (d) linking with teammates
35. 35.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) linking with teammates (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 40 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 236 marks and the opposition team scores 246 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style

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