Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 323 · 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 35, 28 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
5. 5.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
6. 6.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) confident posture (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 196 marks and the opposition team scores 184 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
10. 10.📝 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
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
12. 12.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 252 marks and the opposition team scores 253 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) good arguments (c) the loudest voice (d) fancy clothes
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
17. 17.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 202 marks and the opposition team scores 217 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
20. 20.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 38 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 207 marks and the opposition team scores 197 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 34 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear, steady voice (c) correct facts (d) answering opponents
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
27. 27.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 247 marks and the opposition team scores 251 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
30. 30.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) a clear team plan
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 29 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) eye contact (c) answering opponents (d) clear reasoning
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 190 marks and the opposition team scores 193 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 222 marks and the opposition team scores 227 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 22 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture

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