Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 192 · 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 “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 40 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.📝 The proposition team scores 255 marks and the opposition team scores 252 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
4. 4.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it is not allowed (c) judges dislike it (d) it shows good strategy
5. 5.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) good use of time (c) strong evidence (d) answering opponents
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 21 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 20 for style and 54 in all. How many marks for strategy?
9. 9.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
11. 11.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) clear reasoning
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 21 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 29 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 40 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) relevant examples (d) a clear, steady voice
20. 20.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) linking with teammates (d) good pace and pauses
22. 22.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 180 marks and the opposition team scores 178 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
25. 25.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 39 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good use of time (c) correct facts (d) good pace and pauses
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 24 for style and 60 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 29 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
35. 35.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) the loudest voice (c) fancy clothes (d) good arguments
36. 36.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) confident posture (d) good use of time
37. 37.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
39. 39.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) a clear team plan (d) good pace and pauses
40. 40.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False

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