Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 865 · 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 209 marks and the opposition team scores 212 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
2. 2.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 39 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.📝 The proposition team scores 209 marks and the opposition team scores 196 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
5. 5.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) correct facts (d) good pace and pauses
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 33 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
9. 9.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) linking with teammates (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) good use of time (d) eye contact
12. 12.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) answering opponents (d) confident posture
13. 13.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) judges dislike it (c) it shows good strategy (d) it is not allowed
14. 14.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) speed, size, shouting (c) content, style, strategy (d) jokes, length, volume
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 25 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) a clear team plan (d) relevant examples
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 24 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
20. 20.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) good use of time (d) correct facts
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 221 marks and the opposition team scores 234 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 38 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the loudest voice (c) the longest speech (d) good arguments
26. 26.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 22 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 37 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 26 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
33. 33.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📝 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?
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 33 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 250 marks and the opposition team scores 245 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) good pace and pauses
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 181 marks and the opposition team scores 171 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 24 and 10. What is the total out of 100?

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