Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 779 · 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 36, 37 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
3. 3.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 203 marks and the opposition team scores 191 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 29 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 33 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) confident posture
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) eye contact (d) answering opponents
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 259 marks and the opposition team scores 266 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 31 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 39 for style and 92 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) linking with teammates (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
19. 19.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) dress, height, luck (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 29 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 21 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 38 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 21 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) answering opponents (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
26. 26.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) linking with teammates (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
29. 29.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 23 for style and 57 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (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, 22 for style and 55 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) good arguments (c) fancy clothes (d) the loudest voice
34. 34.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 38 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 24 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 23 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 38 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 20 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents

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