Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 809 · 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 31, 36 and 13. 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 21 for content, 25 for style and 56 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 30 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 28 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 27 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 32 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
12. 12.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the loudest voice (c) good arguments (d) the longest speech
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 35 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 258 marks and the opposition team scores 269 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it wastes time (c) it shows good strategy (d) judges dislike it
16. 16.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 39 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
22. 22.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) answering opponents
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) strong evidence (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
24. 24.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) answering opponents (c) good pace and pauses (d) linking with teammates
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
26. 26.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) content, style, strategy (c) dress, height, luck (d) speed, size, shouting
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 28 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) eye contact (d) clear reasoning
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 39 for style and 88 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 33 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 23 for style and 54 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 28 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 27 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) eye contact
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
38. 38.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
39. 39.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 23 and 18. What is the total out of 100?

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