Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 966 · 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 232 marks and the opposition team scores 244 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 22 for style and 59 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 20 for style and 58 in all. How many marks for strategy?
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 35 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
7. 7.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) jokes, length, volume (c) speed, size, shouting (d) dress, height, luck
8. 8.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
10. 10.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) correct facts (c) answering opponents (d) good use of time
11. 11.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it shows good strategy (c) judges dislike it (d) it is not allowed
12. 12.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) good arguments (c) the loudest voice (d) the longest speech
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 34 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
16. 16.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
18. 18.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 24 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 28 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) correct facts (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 185 marks and the opposition team scores 195 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 216 marks and the opposition team scores 229 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
26. 26.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) answering opponents (d) good pace and pauses
27. 27.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) relevant examples (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
29. 29.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) a clear team plan
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 260 marks and the opposition team scores 252 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
33. 33.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
36. 36.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” 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 26, 31 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 34 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 186 marks and the opposition team scores 184 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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