Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 3 · 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: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
3. 3.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 258 marks and the opposition team scores 249 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 201 marks and the opposition team scores 214 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 34 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 35 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 20 for style and 60 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
13. 13.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) good arguments (c) the longest speech (d) the loudest voice
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 206 marks and the opposition team scores 215 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) answering opponents (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
17. 17.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) relevant examples (d) good pace and pauses
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
19. 19.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
20. 20.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 31 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 224 marks and the opposition team scores 217 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) strong evidence
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
27. 27.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 189 marks and the opposition team scores 188 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) correct facts (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 27 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
34. 34.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it shows good strategy (c) judges dislike it (d) it wastes time
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 40 for style and 94 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) good pace and pauses
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 36 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content

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