Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 800 · 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.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
2. 2.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) correct facts (c) good use of time (d) confident posture
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 30 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good use of time (d) a clear team plan
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 199 marks and the opposition team scores 193 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) answering opponents (d) eye contact
7. 7.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) correct facts (d) answering opponents
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) confident posture (d) good use of time
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 31 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 258 marks and the opposition team scores 273 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 20 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 210 marks and the opposition team scores 212 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
16. 16.📝 The proposition team scores 243 marks and the opposition team scores 250 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
17. 17.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
18. 18.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) the longest speech (c) good arguments (d) fancy clothes
19. 19.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
20. 20.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 37 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
25. 25.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 206 marks and the opposition team scores 202 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it is not allowed (c) judges dislike it (d) it shows good strategy
28. 28.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) eye contact
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 27 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
31. 31.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 183 marks and the opposition team scores 181 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 22 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 30 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 200 marks and the opposition team scores 211 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) speed, size, shouting (c) content, style, strategy (d) jokes, length, volume
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) eye contact
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 20 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False

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