Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 247 · 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: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) eye contact
4. 4.📝 The proposition team scores 207 marks and the opposition team scores 200 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
5. 5.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
6. 6.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 207 marks and the opposition team scores 211 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) linking with teammates
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 197 marks and the opposition team scores 191 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 233 marks and the opposition team scores 234 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
15. 15.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
16. 16.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it is not allowed (c) judges dislike it (d) it shows good strategy
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 21 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
21. 21.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
23. 23.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 230 marks and the opposition team scores 232 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 29 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 205 marks and the opposition team scores 212 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 229 marks and the opposition team scores 225 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 27 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 32 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 24 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” 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 22, 37 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 32 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False

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