Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 653 · 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 25, 24 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) answering opponents
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
4. 4.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 28 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) eye contact (d) clear reasoning
7. 7.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 36 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) good pace and pauses
10. 10.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 39 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 32 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
15. 15.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it wastes time (c) it is not allowed (d) it shows good strategy
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
17. 17.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 26 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
21. 21.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 26 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) linking with teammates
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 252 marks and the opposition team scores 253 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) answering opponents
26. 26.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 35 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
30. 30.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 20 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 189 marks and the opposition team scores 185 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 200 marks and the opposition team scores 208 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 31 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
37. 37.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 27 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 38 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style

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