Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 795 · 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 207 marks and the opposition team scores 210 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) eye contact (d) correct facts
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) clear reasoning
4. 4.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 248 marks and the opposition team scores 241 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 34 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 21 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) confident posture (d) a clear team plan
13. 13.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear team plan (d) relevant examples
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 34 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) strong evidence
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 38 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
21. 21.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) answering opponents (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 21 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) eye contact (d) confident posture
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 21 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 31 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) content, style, strategy (c) speed, size, shouting (d) jokes, length, volume
31. 31.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 20 for style and 55 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 23 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 191 marks and the opposition team scores 206 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
37. 37.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 21 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) linking with teammates
40. 40.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it shows good strategy (c) it wastes time (d) judges dislike it

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