Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 905 · 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 36 for content, 25 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 39 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 240 marks and the opposition team scores 227 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 36 for style and 89 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) eye contact (d) confident posture
9. 9.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) content, style, strategy (c) dress, height, luck (d) jokes, length, volume
10. 10.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 24 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 30 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 36 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) good arguments (c) fancy clothes (d) the longest speech
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 40 for style and 97 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
18. 18.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it is not allowed (c) judges dislike it (d) it shows good strategy
19. 19.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 37 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) eye contact (d) linking with teammates
24. 24.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 256 marks and the opposition team scores 260 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) relevant examples
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 26 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) a clear team plan
30. 30.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
32. 32.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 40 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 200 marks and the opposition team scores 198 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
38. 38.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 20 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time

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