Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 306 · 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 228 marks and the opposition team scores 219 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
2. 2.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
4. 4.📝 The proposition team scores 254 marks and the opposition team scores 262 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
5. 5.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📝 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good use of time (d) confident posture
8. 8.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates
10. 10.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 40 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 32 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 186 marks and the opposition team scores 180 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) answering opponents (c) good pace and pauses (d) good use of time
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 26 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
18. 18.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) strong evidence (c) good use of time (d) eye contact
19. 19.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) a clear team plan (d) eye contact
20. 20.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 31 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 215 marks and the opposition team scores 228 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) dress, height, luck (c) content, style, strategy (d) jokes, length, volume
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 39 for style and 94 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 205 marks and the opposition team scores 203 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
29. 29.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
30. 30.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) linking with teammates
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
32. 32.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 35 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 23 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 35 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 26 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts

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