Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 98 · 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.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 25 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it is not allowed (c) it shows good strategy (d) judges dislike it
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) a clear, steady voice
6. 6.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates
7. 7.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) good arguments (c) the loudest voice (d) the longest speech
10. 10.📝 The proposition team scores 184 marks and the opposition team scores 197 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 36 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 33 for style and 84 in all. How many marks for strategy?
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 40 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) good pace and pauses (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 30 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) answering opponents (d) good pace and pauses
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
20. 20.📝 The proposition team scores 216 marks and the opposition team scores 213 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) correct facts
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 36 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
24. 24.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 20 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) eye contact (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice
27. 27.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
30. 30.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) strong evidence (c) eye contact (d) clear reasoning
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 213 marks and the opposition team scores 222 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 255 marks and the opposition team scores 270 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 26 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 27 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) dress, height, luck (c) speed, size, shouting (d) jokes, length, volume
37. 37.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) eye contact (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice
38. 38.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 249 marks and the opposition team scores 251 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time

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