Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 724 · 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 208 marks and the opposition team scores 210 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
2. 2.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
6. 6.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) answering opponents (d) clear reasoning
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 28 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 27 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) speed, size, shouting (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
15. 15.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
16. 16.📝 The proposition team scores 254 marks and the opposition team scores 264 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice
18. 18.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) correct facts (d) answering opponents
19. 19.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) good use of time
20. 20.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) good arguments (c) fancy clothes (d) the loudest voice
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 182 marks and the opposition team scores 185 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 37 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 20 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 40 and 18. 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 20 for content, 32 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
28. 28.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) relevant examples (d) a clear team plan
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 189 marks and the opposition team scores 180 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 219 marks and the opposition team scores 211 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 24 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it shows good strategy (c) it is not allowed (d) judges dislike it
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 38 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 20 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 36 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 24 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 34 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) clear reasoning (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice

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