Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 211 · 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 “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
3. 3.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it shows good strategy (c) it is not allowed (d) it wastes time
4. 4.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) eye contact (d) relevant examples
6. 6.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) eye contact
7. 7.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) strong evidence (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
9. 9.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) the longest speech (c) good arguments (d) fancy clothes
10. 10.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 39 for style and 92 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 35 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
13. 13.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 22 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
18. 18.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) content, style, strategy (c) speed, size, shouting (d) dress, height, luck
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 23 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 31 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 27 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 31 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 28 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 181 marks and the opposition team scores 170 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 260 marks and the opposition team scores 254 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
31. 31.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 24 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) confident posture (c) linking with teammates (d) relevant examples
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) a clear team plan (d) good pace and pauses
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 253 marks and the opposition team scores 251 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
37. 37.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 35 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 26 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 30 and 10. What is the total out of 100?

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