Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 954 · 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 31, 39 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
3. 3.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) the longest speech (c) good arguments (d) fancy clothes
4. 4.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
5. 5.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) confident posture (c) answering opponents (d) correct facts
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 219 marks and the opposition team scores 207 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
9. 9.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) good pace and pauses
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) correct facts (d) good use of time
11. 11.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
14. 14.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it shows good strategy (c) it is not allowed (d) judges dislike it
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 181 marks and the opposition team scores 175 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 40 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 27 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 35 for style and 84 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) linking with teammates (d) eye contact
21. 21.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 22 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 24 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 40 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 247 marks and the opposition team scores 233 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 28 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
31. 31.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) good use of time
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice
36. 36.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 234 marks and the opposition team scores 235 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
40. 40.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style

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