Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 820 · 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.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) linking with teammates (c) eye contact (d) relevant examples
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
3. 3.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) good use of time (d) good pace and pauses
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 21 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 246 marks and the opposition team scores 238 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 40 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
9. 9.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 40 for style and 88 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) confident posture (d) relevant examples
12. 12.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear team plan (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
14. 14.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) confident posture
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 34 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) good arguments (c) the loudest voice (d) fancy clothes
17. 17.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) dress, height, luck (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
19. 19.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 27 for style and 57 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 207 marks and the opposition team scores 213 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 226 marks and the opposition team scores 229 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 31 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 186 marks and the opposition team scores 196 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 249 marks and the opposition team scores 253 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 233 marks and the opposition team scores 225 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear, steady voice
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 204 marks and the opposition team scores 212 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 234 marks and the opposition team scores 233 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 23 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 33 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) correct facts
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 32 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 23 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) good use of time (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture

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