Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 781 · 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) a clear, steady voice (b) linking with teammates (c) confident posture (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 26, 33 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
4. 4.📝 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
5. 5.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 39 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
6. 6.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the longest speech (c) the loudest voice (d) fancy clothes
7. 7.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📝 The proposition team scores 239 marks and the opposition team scores 228 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
10. 10.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 25 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 20 for style and 59 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 38 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 30 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 182 marks and the opposition team scores 181 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) answering opponents
24. 24.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) a clear, steady voice (d) answering opponents
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 37 for style and 87 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 210 marks and the opposition team scores 218 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
29. 29.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) strong evidence (c) eye contact (d) good use of time
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 28 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) correct facts (d) answering opponents
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
33. 33.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) clear reasoning
34. 34.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” 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 20, 30 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 21 and 18. 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 28, 26 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 189 marks and the opposition team scores 201 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 188 marks and the opposition team scores 183 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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