Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 141 · 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 29 for content, 33 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 35 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) eye contact (d) confident posture
5. 5.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📝 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
8. 8.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 33 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 20 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.📝 The proposition team scores 227 marks and the opposition team scores 218 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 38, 37 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 31 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
17. 17.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) answering opponents
18. 18.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear, steady voice (c) correct facts (d) linking with teammates
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 32 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 37 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 185 marks and the opposition team scores 183 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
25. 25.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) speed, size, shouting (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
27. 27.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) linking with teammates
30. 30.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) a clear team plan
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.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
34. 34.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) answering opponents (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
36. 36.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good use of time (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 22 and 15. 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 23 for content, 20 for style and 59 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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