Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 639 · 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 29, 21 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.📝 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
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
4. 4.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 253 marks and the opposition team scores 243 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
8. 8.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) confident posture
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
11. 11.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) a clear team plan (d) eye contact
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 37 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 237 marks and the opposition team scores 252 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 35, 25 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 188 marks and the opposition team scores 184 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
21. 21.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
22. 22.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 30 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
26. 26.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) good pace and pauses
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 28 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear, steady voice (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture
32. 32.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 24 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 28 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 198 marks and the opposition team scores 204 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False

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