Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 833 · 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.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 36 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 24 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) good use of time (d) a clear team plan
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 30 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 26 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 21 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 231 marks and the opposition team scores 234 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
13. 13.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) fancy clothes (c) the loudest voice (d) the longest speech
14. 14.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) dress, height, luck (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 182 marks and the opposition team scores 174 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 202 marks and the opposition team scores 200 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.📝 The proposition team scores 204 marks and the opposition team scores 206 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
21. 21.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) relevant examples (c) eye contact (d) linking with teammates
22. 22.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) eye contact
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear, steady voice
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
25. 25.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) good pace and pauses
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
28. 28.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 20 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 193 marks and the opposition team scores 189 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 27 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 33 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 20 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
36. 36.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) relevant examples (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 225 marks and the opposition team scores 223 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 36 for content, 29 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 20 and 20. What is the total out of 100?

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