Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 337 · 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 259 marks and the opposition team scores 260 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
2. 2.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) eye contact
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) correct facts (c) good use of time (d) linking with teammates
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) a clear team plan
6. 6.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) linking with teammates
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 202 marks and the opposition team scores 190 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 180 marks and the opposition team scores 171 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) good use of time (d) confident posture
10. 10.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 39 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 22 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 252 marks and the opposition team scores 249 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) linking with teammates (d) clear reasoning
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 222 marks and the opposition team scores 211 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 241 marks and the opposition team scores 230 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 29 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
21. 21.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 29 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good use of time (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 240 marks and the opposition team scores 228 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 21 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) speed, size, shouting (c) jokes, length, volume (d) dress, height, luck
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 226 marks and the opposition team scores 238 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 38 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 24 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) answering opponents (d) relevant examples

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