Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 265 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
2. 2.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 35 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 225 marks and the opposition team scores 226 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
10. 10.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 23 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) clear reasoning
15. 15.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) good use of time
18. 18.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) answering opponents
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) eye contact
21. 21.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 27 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) a clear team plan
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 26 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 25 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 232 marks and the opposition team scores 235 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) good use of time (c) eye contact (d) relevant examples
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
31. 31.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
32. 32.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 30 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 40 for style and 88 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 31 and 11. What is the total out of 100?

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