Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 24 · 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 “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
2. 2.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the loudest voice (c) the longest speech (d) fancy clothes
3. 3.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📝 The proposition team scores 230 marks and the opposition team scores 216 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
5. 5.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 40 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) dress, height, luck (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 29 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
12. 12.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
13. 13.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) clear reasoning (c) eye contact (d) answering opponents
14. 14.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
16. 16.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 23 for style and 57 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) correct facts (d) confident posture
22. 22.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) eye contact (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 253 marks and the opposition team scores 238 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 33 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) a clear team plan (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 240 marks and the opposition team scores 241 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) confident posture
28. 28.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 33 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) relevant examples (c) answering opponents (d) linking with teammates
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 229 marks and the opposition team scores 232 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 221 marks and the opposition team scores 219 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 40 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 26 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 34 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) answering opponents

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