Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 810 · 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.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 27 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
5. 5.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 28 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 220 marks and the opposition team scores 207 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 23 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 31 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
13. 13.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it shows good strategy (c) it wastes time (d) judges dislike it
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 27 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) confident posture (c) linking with teammates (d) relevant examples
19. 19.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) strong evidence (c) eye contact (d) confident posture
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 39 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 207 marks and the opposition team scores 211 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 20 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 31 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) good pace and pauses
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 199 marks and the opposition team scores 196 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) confident posture (c) good use of time (d) linking with teammates
32. 32.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) good arguments (c) fancy clothes (d) the loudest voice
33. 33.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 21 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 25 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
39. 39.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 23 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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