Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 630 · 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 27 for content, 23 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 23 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 23 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear team plan
5. 5.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 40 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
6. 6.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
9. 9.📝 The proposition team scores 189 marks and the opposition team scores 178 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 23 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 204 marks and the opposition team scores 215 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 253 marks and the opposition team scores 255 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
15. 15.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the loudest voice (c) the longest speech (d) good arguments
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 36 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear, steady voice (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) answering opponents (d) correct facts
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 29 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 37 for style and 87 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
24. 24.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) dress, height, luck (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 32 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good use of time (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) confident posture (d) linking with teammates
28. 28.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear, steady voice
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 212 marks and the opposition team scores 220 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 240 marks and the opposition team scores 234 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 31 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates
34. 34.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear team plan (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 218 marks and the opposition team scores 223 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
37. 37.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) good use of time
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 36 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it shows good strategy (c) it wastes time (d) it is not allowed
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 37 and 12. What is the total out of 100?

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