Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 764 · 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) confident posture (b) correct facts (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 29 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 37 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice
5. 5.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) good arguments (c) fancy clothes (d) the loudest voice
6. 6.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 30 for style and 86 in all. How many marks for strategy?
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) eye contact (d) clear reasoning
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
10. 10.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) content, style, strategy (d) dress, height, luck
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) good pace and pauses (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
13. 13.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 233 marks and the opposition team scores 244 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) eye contact (c) correct facts (d) good use of time
16. 16.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 24 for style and 59 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates
23. 23.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) answering opponents
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
25. 25.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it shows good strategy (c) judges dislike it (d) it wastes time
27. 27.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 207 marks and the opposition team scores 206 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 186 marks and the opposition team scores 189 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 196 marks and the opposition team scores 206 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 222 marks and the opposition team scores 224 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 221 marks and the opposition team scores 211 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 30 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 219 marks and the opposition team scores 226 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 25 and 12. What is the total out of 100?

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