Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 86 · 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.📝 The proposition team scores 226 marks and the opposition team scores 222 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 23 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) fancy clothes (c) the longest speech (d) the loudest voice
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 26 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 20 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
7. 7.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
8. 8.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) good use of time (c) eye contact (d) confident posture
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
10. 10.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
13. 13.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) linking with teammates (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 21 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 33 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 239 marks and the opposition team scores 234 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
22. 22.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 235 marks and the opposition team scores 230 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) confident posture
26. 26.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
28. 28.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 188 marks and the opposition team scores 193 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it is not allowed (c) it shows good strategy (d) it wastes time
32. 32.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) linking with teammates (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
34. 34.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) good use of time
35. 35.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 40 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) dress, height, luck (c) jokes, length, volume (d) speed, size, shouting
39. 39.📝 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?
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 21 and 13. What is the total out of 100?

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