Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 950 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 31 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (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 24, 32 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 35 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 26 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning
10. 10.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) good pace and pauses
11. 11.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
12. 12.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
13. 13.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) answering opponents (c) confident posture (d) relevant examples
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 31 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
17. 17.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) eye contact
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
19. 19.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice
20. 20.📝 The proposition team scores 192 marks and the opposition team scores 196 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 34 for style and 90 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 215 marks and the opposition team scores 204 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 192 marks and the opposition team scores 205 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 31 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) relevant examples
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 207 marks and the opposition team scores 204 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 212 marks and the opposition team scores 215 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 232 marks and the opposition team scores 219 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 27 for style and 60 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
36. 36.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) judges dislike it (c) it shows good strategy (d) it wastes time
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 201 marks and the opposition team scores 204 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 221 marks and the opposition team scores 216 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 249 marks and the opposition team scores 237 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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