Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 746 · 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.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 20 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 24 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
4. 4.📝 The proposition team scores 191 marks and the opposition team scores 179 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 32 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 40 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
10. 10.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 33 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 24 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) correct facts
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 22 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) confident posture (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
16. 16.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it shows good strategy (c) it wastes time (d) judges dislike it
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 28 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
19. 19.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) good use of time (d) confident posture
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 30 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 26 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 34 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the longest speech (c) good arguments (d) the loudest voice
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture
28. 28.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
31. 31.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 197 marks and the opposition team scores 195 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) strong evidence (c) linking with teammates (d) good pace and pauses
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 35 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
38. 38.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts
39. 39.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear, steady voice (c) answering opponents (d) linking with teammates

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