Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 707 · 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.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 28 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
2. 2.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) it wastes time (c) it is not allowed (d) judges dislike it
3. 3.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 30 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
7. 7.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 25 and 17. 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 31 for content, 22 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
10. 10.📝 The proposition team scores 227 marks and the opposition team scores 224 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
11. 11.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 228 marks and the opposition team scores 230 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 40 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 20 for style and 52 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 34 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
20. 20.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 37 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
27. 27.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) a clear, steady voice (d) a clear team plan
28. 28.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the loudest voice (c) the longest speech (d) fancy clothes
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 20 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) linking with teammates (d) good use of time
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 37 for style and 89 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 182 marks and the opposition team scores 192 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 29, 34 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
37. 37.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 204 marks and the opposition team scores 207 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 38 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 34 for style and 87 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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