Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 681 · 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.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) dress, height, luck (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 33 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) judges dislike it (c) it wastes time (d) it shows good strategy
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning
7. 7.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
9. 9.📝 The proposition team scores 187 marks and the opposition team scores 188 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 33 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 26 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 24 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 39 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 32 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 23 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
20. 20.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) eye contact (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 25 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
24. 24.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 213 marks and the opposition team scores 208 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 40 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 28 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 192 marks and the opposition team scores 205 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) eye contact (d) good use of time
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 226 marks and the opposition team scores 237 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) answering opponents (d) a clear, steady voice
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 38 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 230 marks and the opposition team scores 238 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
37. 37.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 235 marks and the opposition team scores 239 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 199 marks and the opposition team scores 201 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 203 marks and the opposition team scores 193 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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