Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 944 · 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 23 for content, 24 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 40 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 38 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence
7. 7.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it is not allowed (c) it shows good strategy (d) it wastes time
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
9. 9.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 20 for style and 56 in all. How many marks for strategy?
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 39 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 38 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) good pace and pauses
14. 14.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) eye contact (d) good use of time
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 28 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 37 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 24 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
21. 21.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) speed, size, shouting (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
22. 22.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 209 marks and the opposition team scores 199 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) eye contact
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
26. 26.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
28. 28.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 240 marks and the opposition team scores 228 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 216 marks and the opposition team scores 225 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 34 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 22 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
38. 38.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 39 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content

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