Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 804 · 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 253 marks and the opposition team scores 242 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
2. 2.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) confident posture (c) relevant examples (d) a clear team plan
3. 3.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
6. 6.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) content, style, strategy (c) speed, size, shouting (d) dress, height, luck
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 25 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) eye contact (d) good use of time
10. 10.📝 The proposition team scores 231 marks and the opposition team scores 238 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 37 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 201 marks and the opposition team scores 213 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) confident posture (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
17. 17.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 27 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
22. 22.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) good arguments (c) fancy clothes (d) the loudest voice
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 201 marks and the opposition team scores 203 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) good use of time (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 223 marks and the opposition team scores 220 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 245 marks and the opposition team scores 257 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 34 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 31 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 27 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 187 marks and the opposition team scores 186 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 40 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 260 marks and the opposition team scores 264 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 20 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 210 marks and the opposition team scores 206 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 35 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False

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