Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 898 · 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 185 marks and the opposition team scores 183 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 22 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) confident posture (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
5. 5.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) eye contact (d) good use of time
7. 7.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) dress, height, luck (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
8. 8.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) it is not allowed (c) judges dislike it (d) it wastes time
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 31 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the loudest voice (c) good arguments (d) the longest speech
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
15. 15.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 39 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) answering opponents
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 36 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) eye contact
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 29 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 25 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 25 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) linking with teammates (d) clear reasoning
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
26. 26.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 187 marks and the opposition team scores 190 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 39 for style and 89 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) good pace and pauses (c) answering opponents (d) linking with teammates
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 24 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 249 marks and the opposition team scores 256 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 190 marks and the opposition team scores 198 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) relevant examples
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 198 marks and the opposition team scores 206 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 201 marks and the opposition team scores 204 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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