Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 850 · 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.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates
4. 4.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 27 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) confident posture (c) linking with teammates (d) clear reasoning
7. 7.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) a clear team plan
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) eye contact (c) answering opponents (d) linking with teammates
10. 10.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 185 marks and the opposition team scores 170 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 20 and 10. 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 20 for content, 29 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
14. 14.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it wastes time (c) it is not allowed (d) it shows good strategy
15. 15.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) eye contact
16. 16.📝 The proposition team scores 233 marks and the opposition team scores 219 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 39 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 25 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 186 marks and the opposition team scores 196 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 26 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 40 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 208 marks and the opposition team scores 220 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 28, 23 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 204 marks and the opposition team scores 203 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 22 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 187 marks and the opposition team scores 191 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 28 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
32. 32.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear team plan (c) relevant examples (d) confident posture
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 198 marks and the opposition team scores 213 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
36. 36.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) linking with teammates
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
39. 39.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy

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