Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 95 · 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 20, 27 and 11. 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 25, 22 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 35 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) fancy clothes (c) the longest speech (d) the loudest voice
5. 5.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 21 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) linking with teammates
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 225 marks and the opposition team scores 214 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 26 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
10. 10.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) confident posture (c) good use of time (d) answering opponents
11. 11.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
12. 12.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear team plan (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) answering opponents
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 30 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 35 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 29 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 30 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 34 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) linking with teammates
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 246 marks and the opposition team scores 232 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, 30 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 22 for style and 56 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
28. 28.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) answering opponents
30. 30.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) linking with teammates (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) eye contact (d) good use of time
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 214 marks and the opposition team scores 207 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
36. 36.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) dress, height, luck (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
39. 39.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style

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