Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 787 · 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.📝 The proposition team scores 235 marks and the opposition team scores 238 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
3. 3.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it wastes time (c) it is not allowed (d) it shows good strategy
5. 5.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) the loudest voice (c) fancy clothes (d) good arguments
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 22 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 37 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 181 marks and the opposition team scores 171 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) dress, height, luck (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy
10. 10.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) answering opponents
12. 12.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 30 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) linking with teammates
14. 14.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) confident posture (c) relevant examples (d) eye contact
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 225 marks and the opposition team scores 238 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 25 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 31 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 30 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 34 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) confident posture
24. 24.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) eye contact (c) answering opponents (d) correct facts
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) clear reasoning (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 39 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
29. 29.📝 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?
30. 30.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
33. 33.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) linking with teammates (c) good pace and pauses (d) clear reasoning
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 188 marks and the opposition team scores 194 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 21 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 37 for style and 88 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 24 for style and 55 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 232 marks and the opposition team scores 223 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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