Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 775 · 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 of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
2. 2.📝 The proposition team scores 198 marks and the opposition team scores 212 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
3. 3.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) good arguments (c) the loudest voice (d) fancy clothes
4. 4.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 30 for style and 90 in all. How many marks for strategy?
5. 5.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) correct facts (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 29 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 37 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) relevant examples (c) eye contact (d) linking with teammates
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 40 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 211 marks and the opposition team scores 199 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) relevant examples
14. 14.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 185 marks and the opposition team scores 178 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) it is not allowed (c) it wastes time (d) judges dislike it
17. 17.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) linking with teammates (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
19. 19.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 40 for style and 87 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 26 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 242 marks and the opposition team scores 252 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 40 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 21 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 38 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 21 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
31. 31.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 39 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 226 marks and the opposition team scores 231 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 21 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.📝 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?
36. 36.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) a clear team plan (d) good pace and pauses
37. 37.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 186 marks and the opposition team scores 184 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) answering opponents

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