Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 274 · 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.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 33 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.📝 The proposition team scores 223 marks and the opposition team scores 224 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
4. 4.📝 The proposition team scores 230 marks and the opposition team scores 224 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
6. 6.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 28 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 28 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) relevant examples
11. 11.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 36 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 239 marks and the opposition team scores 240 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 259 marks and the opposition team scores 248 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
16. 16.📝 The proposition team scores 255 marks and the opposition team scores 243 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 238 marks and the opposition team scores 252 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
19. 19.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
21. 21.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it is not allowed (c) it wastes time (d) it shows good strategy
23. 23.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
24. 24.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) the loudest voice (c) fancy clothes (d) good arguments
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
26. 26.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) jokes, length, volume (c) dress, height, luck (d) speed, size, shouting
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 23 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 238 marks and the opposition team scores 233 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) relevant examples (c) confident posture (d) good use of time
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 204 marks and the opposition team scores 219 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) eye contact (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
38. 38.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) linking with teammates (d) clear reasoning
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy

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