Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 128 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) good pace and pauses
3. 3.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 29 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) relevant examples (c) answering opponents (d) linking with teammates
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 32 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) good use of time
8. 8.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) the loudest voice (c) fancy clothes (d) good arguments
9. 9.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) judges dislike it (c) it wastes time (d) it shows good strategy
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
11. 11.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) relevant examples (c) answering opponents (d) good use of time
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 39 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
15. 15.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) linking with teammates
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 21 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
18. 18.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) speed, size, shouting (c) dress, height, luck (d) jokes, length, volume
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 40 for style and 90 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.📝 The proposition team scores 207 marks and the opposition team scores 220 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 26 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) answering opponents (d) clear reasoning
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 35 for style and 87 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 40 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 194 marks and the opposition team scores 181 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 20 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) linking with teammates (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
33. 33.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) good use of time (d) correct facts
39. 39.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False

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