Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 279 · 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 of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear team plan (c) eye contact (d) relevant examples
2. 2.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📝 The proposition team scores 234 marks and the opposition team scores 220 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
4. 4.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 29 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 20 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
8. 8.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) good pace and pauses (c) relevant examples (d) a clear team plan
9. 9.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) answering opponents
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
11. 11.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 23 for style and 59 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
18. 18.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 37 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 27 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
22. 22.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) linking with teammates
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) linking with teammates (d) eye contact
25. 25.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) jokes, length, volume (c) speed, size, shouting (d) dress, height, luck
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 214 marks and the opposition team scores 216 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 22, 38 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 190 marks and the opposition team scores 195 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 36 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 211 marks and the opposition team scores 218 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) confident posture (c) a clear team plan (d) relevant examples
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 223 marks and the opposition team scores 218 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 40 for style and 95 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 213 marks and the opposition team scores 200 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it shows good strategy (c) it is not allowed (d) judges dislike it
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 224 marks and the opposition team scores 214 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 28 and 13. What is the total out of 100?

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