Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 784 · 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.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 38 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
2. 2.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
3. 3.📝 The proposition team scores 228 marks and the opposition team scores 223 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
4. 4.📝 The proposition team scores 238 marks and the opposition team scores 248 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
5. 5.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 252 marks and the opposition team scores 250 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 37 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 34 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 25 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
16. 16.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) correct facts
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 40 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
21. 21.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it shows good strategy (c) judges dislike it (d) it is not allowed
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) confident posture (d) a clear team plan
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 25 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 20 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) good arguments (c) the loudest voice (d) the longest speech
27. 27.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 26 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 209 marks and the opposition team scores 210 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 26 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 27 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
35. 35.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) relevant examples (d) good pace and pauses
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 34 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) correct facts
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 39 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 204 marks and the opposition team scores 189 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 220 marks and the opposition team scores 231 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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