Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 197 · 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 “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
2. 2.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📝 The proposition team scores 194 marks and the opposition team scores 186 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) confident posture
5. 5.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good use of time (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
9. 9.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) confident posture (d) linking with teammates
10. 10.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it shows good strategy (c) it wastes time (d) judges dislike it
11. 11.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) clear reasoning
12. 12.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
14. 14.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
17. 17.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) clear reasoning
18. 18.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
20. 20.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
21. 21.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) fancy clothes (c) the longest speech (d) good arguments
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 38 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
24. 24.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) good use of time (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
25. 25.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
27. 27.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 24 for style and 61 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 215 marks and the opposition team scores 210 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 220 marks and the opposition team scores 211 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
32. 32.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) strong evidence
35. 35.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) clear reasoning
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 22 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
40. 40.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice

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