Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 229 · 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 214 marks and the opposition team scores 212 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
2. 2.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
4. 4.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 230 marks and the opposition team scores 237 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) content, style, strategy (c) speed, size, shouting (d) jokes, length, volume
8. 8.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) relevant examples (c) a clear, steady voice (d) answering opponents
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) clear reasoning
10. 10.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it wastes time (c) it shows good strategy (d) judges dislike it
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 22 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) a clear team plan
14. 14.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) confident posture (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear, steady voice
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
16. 16.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
17. 17.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 39 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
21. 21.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) eye contact (d) answering opponents
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) a clear, steady voice
23. 23.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the loudest voice (c) good arguments (d) the longest speech
24. 24.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 202 marks and the opposition team scores 192 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 34 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 202 marks and the opposition team scores 199 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 38 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 23 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 34 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 22 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 27 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 26 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 32 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 34 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 24 and 13. What is the total out of 100?

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