Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 793 · 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 29, 24 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 22 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it shows good strategy (c) it is not allowed (d) it wastes time
5. 5.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) answering opponents (c) confident posture (d) relevant examples
6. 6.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 22 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
7. 7.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) a clear team plan
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) eye contact (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 31 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
11. 11.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the longest speech (c) the loudest voice (d) fancy clothes
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 219 marks and the opposition team scores 222 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 36 for style and 93 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 25 for style and 60 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
19. 19.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) answering opponents
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear, steady voice
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
23. 23.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” 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, 22 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 195 marks and the opposition team scores 190 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 35 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 31 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 30 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) eye contact
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 40 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 183 marks and the opposition team scores 185 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 26 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 32 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
38. 38.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) speed, size, shouting (c) content, style, strategy (d) dress, height, luck
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 32 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 235 marks and the opposition team scores 222 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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