Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 895 · 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 33, 39 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) a clear team plan
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
4. 4.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) a clear, steady voice (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
5. 5.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) dress, height, luck (c) speed, size, shouting (d) jokes, length, volume
6. 6.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 21 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
7. 7.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) good arguments (c) fancy clothes (d) the loudest voice
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 36 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 20 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 20 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) good pace and pauses
13. 13.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) good use of time (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
15. 15.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 39 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) answering opponents
20. 20.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) judges dislike it (c) it wastes time (d) it shows good strategy
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 198 marks and the opposition team scores 201 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) linking with teammates
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 22 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
25. 25.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear, steady voice
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) relevant examples (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
30. 30.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) linking with teammates
31. 31.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
32. 32.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 181 marks and the opposition team scores 173 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) confident posture (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
35. 35.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 38 for style and 89 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 218 marks and the opposition team scores 223 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 23 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 228 marks and the opposition team scores 232 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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