Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 119 · 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.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 32 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
2. 2.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it shows good strategy (c) it is not allowed (d) it wastes time
3. 3.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
5. 5.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
6. 6.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
8. 8.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
10. 10.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) content, style, strategy (c) speed, size, shouting (d) jokes, length, volume
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 31 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
13. 13.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) eye contact (d) linking with teammates
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) good pace and pauses
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 181 marks and the opposition team scores 190 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 40, 27 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 21 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 31 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.📝 The proposition team scores 243 marks and the opposition team scores 255 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 252 marks and the opposition team scores 265 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 195 marks and the opposition team scores 206 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
25. 25.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) linking with teammates
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 27 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 181 marks and the opposition team scores 186 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 248 marks and the opposition team scores 253 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 234 marks and the opposition team scores 232 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 213 marks and the opposition team scores 202 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 257 marks and the opposition team scores 267 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) good use of time
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
38. 38.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the loudest voice (c) the longest speech (d) fancy clothes
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 21 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 31 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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