Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 817 · 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.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 23 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 32 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 21 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) relevant examples
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
6. 6.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
8. 8.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) confident posture (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 27 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time
11. 11.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 38 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 35 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 29 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) correct facts
16. 16.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the longest speech (c) fancy clothes (d) the loudest voice
17. 17.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it is not allowed (c) it shows good strategy (d) judges dislike it
18. 18.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) relevant examples (c) answering opponents (d) eye contact
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 195 marks and the opposition team scores 185 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
21. 21.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice
22. 22.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) jokes, length, volume (c) speed, size, shouting (d) dress, height, luck
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) linking with teammates (d) clear reasoning
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 26 for style and 59 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) a clear team plan
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 198 marks and the opposition team scores 197 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 33 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 28 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 34 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) good use of time
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 40 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) answering opponents

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