Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 158 · 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.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) judges dislike it (c) it is not allowed (d) it shows good strategy
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 36 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
4. 4.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 37 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
5. 5.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 245 marks and the opposition team scores 255 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 211 marks and the opposition team scores 198 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 24 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 21 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 22 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.📝 The proposition team scores 188 marks and the opposition team scores 202 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 31 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 230 marks and the opposition team scores 232 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 38 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 40 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
25. 25.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) dress, height, luck (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 32 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) confident posture (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
29. 29.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) strong evidence (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 248 marks and the opposition team scores 255 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) good use of time
33. 33.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) confident posture (c) relevant examples (d) a clear team plan
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 34 for style and 84 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 26 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 184 marks and the opposition team scores 178 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 243 marks and the opposition team scores 246 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 24 and 18. 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, 23 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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