Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 145 · 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.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
3. 3.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 191 marks and the opposition team scores 192 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
9. 9.📝 The proposition team scores 239 marks and the opposition team scores 252 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
10. 10.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 20 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) a clear team plan (c) clear reasoning (d) linking with teammates
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear team plan (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 22 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) good use of time (d) correct facts
16. 16.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) confident posture (b) answering opponents (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 28 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) linking with teammates
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 38 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 244 marks and the opposition team scores 259 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 26 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) linking with teammates (d) good pace and pauses
26. 26.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) dress, height, luck (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
29. 29.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 38 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 36 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) answering opponents (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
35. 35.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) answering opponents
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
37. 37.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 35 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 29 and 10. What is the total out of 100?

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