Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 942 · 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 234 marks and the opposition team scores 245 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) strong evidence (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
4. 4.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) good arguments (d) the loudest voice
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 201 marks and the opposition team scores 209 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 40 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 34 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 40 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) judges dislike it (c) it shows good strategy (d) it is not allowed
16. 16.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) answering opponents (d) eye contact
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 34 for style and 90 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 26 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.📝 The proposition team scores 217 marks and the opposition team scores 221 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 32 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 25 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good use of time (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 34 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) good use of time (c) linking with teammates (d) good pace and pauses
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 30 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 220 marks and the opposition team scores 222 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 29 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 23 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 31 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) confident posture (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 28 and 12. What is the total out of 100?

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