Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 801 · 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 200 marks and the opposition team scores 214 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 34 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
4. 4.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
5. 5.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 199 marks and the opposition team scores 190 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
8. 8.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) dress, height, luck (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) eye contact
10. 10.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 36 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) good pace and pauses (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice
15. 15.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
16. 16.📝 The proposition team scores 216 marks and the opposition team scores 222 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
17. 17.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear, steady voice
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 207 marks and the opposition team scores 213 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 40 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 25 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 37 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 29 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 21 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 36 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) fancy clothes (c) good arguments (d) the longest speech
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 24 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
34. 34.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
36. 36.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) clear reasoning
37. 37.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 34 and 16. What is the total out of 100?

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