Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 8 · 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, 38 and 12. 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 34 for content, 20 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 38 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
6. 6.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 21 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
10. 10.📝 The proposition team scores 217 marks and the opposition team scores 213 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
11. 11.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) confident posture (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 224 marks and the opposition team scores 232 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 40 for content, 34 for style and 93 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) eye contact (d) linking with teammates
16. 16.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) good use of time (c) a clear, steady voice (d) answering opponents
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 23 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) fancy clothes (c) good arguments (d) the longest speech
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 31 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 25 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) answering opponents
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 22 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
24. 24.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 229 marks and the opposition team scores 224 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
29. 29.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) dress, height, luck (c) content, style, strategy (d) jokes, length, volume
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 20 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
32. 32.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 25 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) judges dislike it (c) it wastes time (d) it is not allowed
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 32 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) linking with teammates
37. 37.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 32 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 205 marks and the opposition team scores 201 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True

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