Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 32 · 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.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 37 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) answering opponents (d) confident posture
4. 4.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) good use of time (d) confident posture
5. 5.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 200 marks and the opposition team scores 185 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) good pace and pauses
9. 9.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
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 56 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) linking with teammates (c) confident posture (d) a clear team plan
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 38 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
16. 16.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) good use of time
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
18. 18.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 39 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 260 marks and the opposition team scores 269 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
24. 24.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) judges dislike it (c) it is not allowed (d) it shows good strategy
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 207 marks and the opposition team scores 215 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
28. 28.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 207 marks and the opposition team scores 205 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 33 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 21 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) eye contact (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 33 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 33 and 13. 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 30, 25 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 203 marks and the opposition team scores 191 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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