Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 149 · 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.📝 The proposition team scores 193 marks and the opposition team scores 197 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
2. 2.📝 The proposition team scores 258 marks and the opposition team scores 264 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) linking with teammates
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 40 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) a clear, steady voice (c) correct facts (d) confident posture
6. 6.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) correct facts (d) good pace and pauses
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) answering opponents (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
8. 8.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
9. 9.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it is not allowed (c) it wastes time (d) it shows good strategy
11. 11.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) answering opponents (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
12. 12.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) dress, height, luck (c) content, style, strategy (d) jokes, length, volume
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 36 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 27 for style and 87 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) eye contact
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 38 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 34 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 241 marks and the opposition team scores 240 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 31 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 38 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
29. 29.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
31. 31.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) answering opponents (d) confident posture
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
34. 34.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) strong evidence (d) good pace and pauses
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 27 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 188 marks and the opposition team scores 175 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 32 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 33 and 17. What is the total out of 100?

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