Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 635 · 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 39, 29 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.📝 The proposition team scores 222 marks and the opposition team scores 237 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
3. 3.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) speed, size, shouting (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy
4. 4.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) relevant examples
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” 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 28, 28 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
9. 9.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) good pace and pauses (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture
10. 10.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) eye contact
13. 13.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) good use of time (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
15. 15.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
18. 18.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) good arguments (d) the loudest voice
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 27 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear, steady voice
24. 24.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 256 marks and the opposition team scores 244 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) judges dislike it (c) it shows good strategy (d) it wastes time
29. 29.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 23 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 28 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
33. 33.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 36 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 243 marks and the opposition team scores 232 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 244 marks and the opposition team scores 246 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 25 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True

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