Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 722 · 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.📝 The proposition team scores 195 marks and the opposition team scores 200 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) linking with teammates
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 37 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 30 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice
6. 6.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 40 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) dress, height, luck (c) jokes, length, volume (d) speed, size, shouting
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 27 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 184 marks and the opposition team scores 196 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 181 marks and the opposition team scores 184 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
15. 15.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
16. 16.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 28 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 28 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 200 marks and the opposition team scores 203 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) strong evidence (d) good pace and pauses
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 258 marks and the opposition team scores 265 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) relevant examples
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 24 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) a clear team plan
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 193 marks and the opposition team scores 208 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 32 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 24 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) good use of time
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 21 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 26 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) good use of time
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 22 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 39 and 12. What is the total out of 100?

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