Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 138 · 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.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) relevant examples
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 205 marks and the opposition team scores 198 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
9. 9.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) correct facts (c) a clear, steady voice (d) linking with teammates
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
11. 11.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
12. 12.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear, steady voice
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 215 marks and the opposition team scores 224 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) fancy clothes (c) the longest speech (d) the loudest voice
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 38 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it is not allowed (c) judges dislike it (d) it shows good strategy
17. 17.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
20. 20.📝 The proposition team scores 247 marks and the opposition team scores 254 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
22. 22.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 30 for style and 61 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) good use of time (c) confident posture (d) a clear team plan
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) a clear team plan (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
26. 26.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) dress, height, luck (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy
27. 27.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 214 marks and the opposition team scores 222 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 225 marks and the opposition team scores 223 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 40 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 29 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) good use of time
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
38. 38.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) strong evidence (c) good use of time (d) linking with teammates
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 31 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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