Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 906 · 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 21, 20 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 35 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 35 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
4. 4.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 180 marks and the opposition team scores 192 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
12. 12.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) answering opponents (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 182 marks and the opposition team scores 177 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) strong evidence (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 32 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 20 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) speed, size, shouting (c) content, style, strategy (d) jokes, length, volume
20. 20.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 40 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) confident posture (c) linking with teammates (d) clear reasoning
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
25. 25.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 22 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 34 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 24 for style and 61 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 40 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) judges dislike it (c) it wastes time (d) it is not allowed
35. 35.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) the loudest voice (d) good arguments
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 205 marks and the opposition team scores 191 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 23 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 32 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 33 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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