Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 637 · 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 28, 22 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) answering opponents
3. 3.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) answering opponents (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
4. 4.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 35 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
5. 5.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good use of time (d) confident posture
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 37 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
11. 11.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) answering opponents
12. 12.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 23 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
13. 13.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) eye contact (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear, steady voice
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 30 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it is not allowed (c) it wastes time (d) it shows good strategy
17. 17.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 35 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) relevant examples (d) good pace and pauses
20. 20.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
23. 23.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) content, style, strategy (c) jokes, length, volume (d) speed, size, shouting
24. 24.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) answering opponents (d) good pace and pauses
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 22 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 39 for style and 84 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 30 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 32 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 20 for style and 51 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 27 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 30 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 25 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 21 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 226 marks and the opposition team scores 241 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 40 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) correct facts (c) a clear team plan (d) eye contact
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content

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