Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 231 · 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.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) answering opponents
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 26 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) dress, height, luck (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
4. 4.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) judges dislike it (c) it is not allowed (d) it shows good strategy
5. 5.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 36 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 188 marks and the opposition team scores 187 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
8. 8.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) eye contact
9. 9.📝 The proposition team scores 213 marks and the opposition team scores 217 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
10. 10.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) fancy clothes (c) the loudest voice (d) the longest speech
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 186 marks and the opposition team scores 172 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 30 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) relevant examples
17. 17.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
19. 19.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good use of time
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
21. 21.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
23. 23.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) answering opponents
24. 24.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) a clear, steady voice (d) a clear team plan
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 213 marks and the opposition team scores 226 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 23 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) strong evidence (c) good use of time (d) eye contact
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 214 marks and the opposition team scores 199 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 22 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) linking with teammates (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
35. 35.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 28 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 211 marks and the opposition team scores 200 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 208 marks and the opposition team scores 205 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 31 and 12. What is the total out of 100?

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