Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 725 · 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 188 marks and the opposition team scores 179 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 29 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) correct facts (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
4. 4.📝 The proposition team scores 212 marks and the opposition team scores 210 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
5. 5.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) linking with teammates
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 25 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) the loudest voice (d) good arguments
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
11. 11.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 25 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
13. 13.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) answering opponents (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 187 marks and the opposition team scores 178 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) good use of time (d) good pace and pauses
17. 17.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear, steady voice (c) linking with teammates (d) relevant examples
18. 18.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) answering opponents
21. 21.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 22 and 19. 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 25, 32 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) linking with teammates
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
28. 28.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) eye contact (d) linking with teammates
29. 29.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) good pace and pauses
32. 32.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
33. 33.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 35 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 227 marks and the opposition team scores 212 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.📝 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?
37. 37.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) speed, size, shouting (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) linking with teammates
39. 39.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 201 marks and the opposition team scores 193 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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