Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 744 · 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.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 31 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 25 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) confident posture (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
6. 6.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) correct facts (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
7. 7.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
8. 8.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 30 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
9. 9.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) dress, height, luck (c) speed, size, shouting (d) jokes, length, volume
10. 10.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 30 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
13. 13.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 22 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 25 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 25 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 33 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) correct facts (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 36 for style and 87 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 40 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 28 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 33 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 29 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 187 marks and the opposition team scores 189 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 35 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) linking with teammates
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 29 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 20, 24 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) linking with teammates (d) clear reasoning
35. 35.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) judges dislike it (c) it shows good strategy (d) it is not allowed
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 183 marks and the opposition team scores 189 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 33 and 19. What is the total out of 100?

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