Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 85 · 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.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 40 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) relevant examples
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
4. 4.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 20 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 250 marks and the opposition team scores 262 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 24 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 186 marks and the opposition team scores 187 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) a clear team plan (d) relevant examples
16. 16.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) answering opponents
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) good pace and pauses
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 24 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
20. 20.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 24 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 30 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) content, style, strategy (d) dress, height, luck
24. 24.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 229 marks and the opposition team scores 231 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it wastes time (c) judges dislike it (d) it shows good strategy
29. 29.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 26 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 20 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 26 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) good arguments (d) the loudest voice
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 26 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 229 marks and the opposition team scores 225 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) answering opponents (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 202 marks and the opposition team scores 216 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 33 for content, 32 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) good use of time (d) a clear team plan

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