Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 644 · 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 37 for content, 36 for style and 88 in all. How many marks for strategy?
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
3. 3.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 25 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) judges dislike it (c) it shows good strategy (d) it is not allowed
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
10. 10.📝 The proposition team scores 247 marks and the opposition team scores 237 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 40 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
13. 13.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) strong evidence
14. 14.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) good use of time
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
19. 19.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
21. 21.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 35 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
25. 25.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 26 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 212 marks and the opposition team scores 215 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 34 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 23 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 20 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 39 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 28 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 30 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 247 marks and the opposition team scores 238 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) good use of time (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
39. 39.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) good use of time (d) confident posture
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 197 marks and the opposition team scores 208 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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