Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 180 · 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 220 marks and the opposition team scores 231 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
3. 3.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 36 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the longest speech (c) fancy clothes (d) the loudest voice
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 244 marks and the opposition team scores 231 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice
11. 11.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
13. 13.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
15. 15.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
16. 16.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
20. 20.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 38 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 31 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 33 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 25 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 23 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
30. 30.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 40 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 29 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 28 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) linking with teammates (d) correct facts
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) good pace and pauses
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 40 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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