Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 84 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
3. 3.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 35 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
4. 4.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) judges dislike it (c) it wastes time (d) it shows good strategy
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 32 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the longest speech (c) the loudest voice (d) good arguments
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 40 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 203 marks and the opposition team scores 198 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) eye contact (d) relevant examples
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 31 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 231 marks and the opposition team scores 235 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 35 for style and 88 in all. How many marks for strategy?
14. 14.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 34 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) relevant examples (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
19. 19.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 210 marks and the opposition team scores 205 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 25 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 26 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 24 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 233 marks and the opposition team scores 226 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) a clear, steady voice
29. 29.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) linking with teammates (c) eye contact (d) relevant examples
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 34 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 39 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 180 marks and the opposition team scores 172 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 228 marks and the opposition team scores 230 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 36 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) relevant examples (d) a clear team plan
38. 38.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
39. 39.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style

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