Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 888 · 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 204 marks and the opposition team scores 200 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
3. 3.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
4. 4.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) the longest speech (c) fancy clothes (d) good arguments
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 204 marks and the opposition team scores 212 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
9. 9.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
10. 10.📝 The proposition team scores 253 marks and the opposition team scores 252 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
11. 11.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
13. 13.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) jokes, length, volume (c) speed, size, shouting (d) dress, height, luck
14. 14.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 244 marks and the opposition team scores 229 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 20 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 198 marks and the opposition team scores 201 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) relevant examples (c) eye contact (d) a clear team plan
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 40 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 25 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) a clear, steady voice
22. 22.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) good use of time (d) good pace and pauses
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 24 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 23 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 256 marks and the opposition team scores 257 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 30 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 31 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) good use of time (d) eye contact
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 191 marks and the opposition team scores 177 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 228 marks and the opposition team scores 234 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 22 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.True or false: “strong evidence” 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 30, 24 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content

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