Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 897 · 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.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 22 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
3. 3.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 251 marks and the opposition team scores 266 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 241 marks and the opposition team scores 249 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
10. 10.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture
12. 12.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) content, style, strategy (c) speed, size, shouting (d) dress, height, luck
13. 13.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) eye contact
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 217 marks and the opposition team scores 218 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
16. 16.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
18. 18.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) the loudest voice (c) fancy clothes (d) good arguments
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 35 for style and 91 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 22 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 34 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) linking with teammates (c) correct facts (d) answering opponents
23. 23.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) answering opponents (c) a clear, steady voice (d) strong evidence
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 28 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) linking with teammates (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 35 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 32 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) relevant examples (d) eye contact
35. 35.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) answering opponents
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 189 marks and the opposition team scores 204 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 25 for style and 61 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 190 marks and the opposition team scores 176 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 29 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style

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