Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 266 · 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 230 marks and the opposition team scores 245 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
2. 2.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) confident posture
5. 5.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it shows good strategy (c) it wastes time (d) it is not allowed
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 29 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) clear reasoning (d) answering opponents
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 258 marks and the opposition team scores 249 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 22 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
13. 13.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 204 marks and the opposition team scores 198 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) strong evidence (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
16. 16.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 39 for style and 90 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
20. 20.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 28 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
24. 24.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) speed, size, shouting (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy
25. 25.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 26 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 251 marks and the opposition team scores 238 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 32 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 30 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 39 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) relevant examples (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 40 for style and 82 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 31, 30 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) eye contact
36. 36.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) answering opponents
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 26 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
39. 39.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) the longest speech (c) good arguments (d) fancy clothes
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 34 and 18. What is the total out of 100?

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