Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 225 · 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.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 25 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 203 marks and the opposition team scores 216 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good use of time (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 28 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 22 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
12. 12.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
13. 13.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” 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) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) good use of time
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 26 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) linking with teammates
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
18. 18.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 20 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.📝 The proposition team scores 246 marks and the opposition team scores 244 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) good use of time (d) good pace and pauses
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 232 marks and the opposition team scores 217 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) answering opponents (d) good pace and pauses
24. 24.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) correct facts
25. 25.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 35 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) correct facts (c) a clear team plan (d) eye contact
28. 28.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 223 marks and the opposition team scores 209 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 33 for style and 87 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 40 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 248 marks and the opposition team scores 242 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) answering opponents
37. 37.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) good arguments (c) the loudest voice (d) fancy clothes
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 23 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 207 marks and the opposition team scores 209 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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