Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 667 · 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.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) eye contact (c) correct facts (d) confident posture
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 30 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
4. 4.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 23 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
5. 5.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) answering opponents
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 37 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.📝 The proposition team scores 245 marks and the opposition team scores 242 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
10. 10.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) good arguments (c) the longest speech (d) the loudest voice
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 20 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 29 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 20 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 37 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 29 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 40 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 39 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 234 marks and the opposition team scores 249 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 217 marks and the opposition team scores 207 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 204 marks and the opposition team scores 216 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 22 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) linking with teammates (c) confident posture (d) relevant examples
31. 31.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it shows good strategy (c) it is not allowed (d) it wastes time
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 26 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 211 marks and the opposition team scores 226 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 32 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) linking with teammates
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 186 marks and the opposition team scores 179 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 20, 29 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) linking with teammates (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 26 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) correct facts (c) eye contact (d) answering opponents

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