Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 1 · 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.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) good use of time
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) good use of time (d) good pace and pauses
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
5. 5.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) fancy clothes (c) the loudest voice (d) the longest speech
8. 8.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it shows good strategy (c) it wastes time (d) judges dislike it
9. 9.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
10. 10.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) good pace and pauses (c) relevant examples (d) a clear team plan
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 249 marks and the opposition team scores 244 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 27 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) answering opponents
14. 14.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
16. 16.📝 The proposition team scores 191 marks and the opposition team scores 197 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
17. 17.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) eye contact
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 21 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 235 marks and the opposition team scores 231 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
25. 25.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 22 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
28. 28.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
29. 29.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates
30. 30.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
33. 33.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 242 marks and the opposition team scores 256 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) content, style, strategy (c) speed, size, shouting (d) jokes, length, volume
37. 37.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 26 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 228 marks and the opposition team scores 236 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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