Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 750 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 40 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) eye contact
5. 5.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 29 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 218 marks and the opposition team scores 228 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 29 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) correct facts
9. 9.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) good use of time
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
13. 13.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) linking with teammates (c) correct facts (d) good pace and pauses
14. 14.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) answering opponents (c) eye contact (d) clear reasoning
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
16. 16.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
17. 17.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
19. 19.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture
20. 20.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it wastes time (c) judges dislike it (d) it shows good strategy
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 251 marks and the opposition team scores 255 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) strong evidence (c) eye contact (d) correct facts
24. 24.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good use of time
25. 25.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 24 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 34 for style and 86 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 20 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 197 marks and the opposition team scores 188 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 26 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 36 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 203 marks and the opposition team scores 193 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 192 marks and the opposition team scores 180 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 33 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) content, style, strategy (c) jokes, length, volume (d) speed, size, shouting
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 36 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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