Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 882 · 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 35, 39 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.📝 The proposition team scores 191 marks and the opposition team scores 179 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
3. 3.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it shows good strategy (c) it wastes time (d) it is not allowed
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
5. 5.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
6. 6.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) good arguments (c) the longest speech (d) the loudest voice
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 184 marks and the opposition team scores 176 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
9. 9.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
11. 11.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) speed, size, shouting (c) dress, height, luck (d) jokes, length, volume
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 30 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
20. 20.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) relevant examples (d) eye contact
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 25 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) eye contact
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) answering opponents
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 194 marks and the opposition team scores 189 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 26 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 26 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates
32. 32.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 40 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) eye contact
36. 36.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) clear reasoning
37. 37.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 37 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 224 marks and the opposition team scores 236 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good use of time (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence

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