Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 652 · 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 22, 38 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.📝 The proposition team scores 239 marks and the opposition team scores 243 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
5. 5.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) the loudest voice (c) good arguments (d) fancy clothes
6. 6.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
7. 7.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 26 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 30 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
10. 10.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
12. 12.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 27 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.📝 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
15. 15.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📝 The proposition team scores 235 marks and the opposition team scores 222 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 35 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 34 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) a clear, steady voice (d) linking with teammates
20. 20.📝 The proposition team scores 223 marks and the opposition team scores 230 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
23. 23.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) linking with teammates
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 190 marks and the opposition team scores 198 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 232 marks and the opposition team scores 217 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 205 marks and the opposition team scores 208 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good use of time (c) a clear, steady voice (d) linking with teammates
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 26 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
33. 33.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) confident posture (c) good use of time (d) correct facts
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 203 marks and the opposition team scores 192 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 219 marks and the opposition team scores 230 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
39. 39.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) linking with teammates
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 36 and 12. What is the total out of 100?

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