Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 697 · 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.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 38 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.📝 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
4. 4.📝 The proposition team scores 244 marks and the opposition team scores 234 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
5. 5.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 195 marks and the opposition team scores 191 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 224 marks and the opposition team scores 218 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) confident posture (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time
10. 10.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) linking with teammates (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 188 marks and the opposition team scores 179 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 219 marks and the opposition team scores 223 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 33 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) the longest speech (c) good arguments (d) fancy clothes
16. 16.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 180 marks and the opposition team scores 181 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 22 for style and 61 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 24 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 27 for style and 86 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 260 marks and the opposition team scores 254 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) answering opponents (c) good pace and pauses (d) clear reasoning
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 35 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 28 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) clear reasoning (d) linking with teammates
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) good pace and pauses (d) clear reasoning
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 30 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
31. 31.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence
34. 34.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) eye contact (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates
35. 35.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) dress, height, luck (c) content, style, strategy (d) jokes, length, volume
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 39 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
38. 38.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 182 marks and the opposition team scores 190 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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