Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 930 · 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 204 marks and the opposition team scores 190 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 21 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
5. 5.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) eye contact (d) correct facts
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 258 marks and the opposition team scores 245 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
8. 8.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) good arguments (c) fancy clothes (d) the loudest voice
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
10. 10.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 33 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 30 and 16. 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 23, 29 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 28 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 29 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 226 marks and the opposition team scores 231 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 36 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) answering opponents
24. 24.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 252 marks and the opposition team scores 261 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) relevant examples (c) good pace and pauses (d) linking with teammates
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
28. 28.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 258 marks and the opposition team scores 260 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
32. 32.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 21 for style and 56 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) good use of time
35. 35.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it wastes time (c) it is not allowed (d) it shows good strategy
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 38 for style and 91 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 25 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 30 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 185 marks and the opposition team scores 177 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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