Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 374 · 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.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
5. 5.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
7. 7.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) eye contact (c) relevant examples (d) a clear, steady voice
8. 8.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
9. 9.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) good arguments (c) fancy clothes (d) the loudest voice
10. 10.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) dress, height, luck (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
11. 11.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 215 marks and the opposition team scores 230 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 238 marks and the opposition team scores 227 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 26 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good use of time (d) eye contact
17. 17.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 180 marks and the opposition team scores 189 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 29 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it is not allowed (c) it shows good strategy (d) judges dislike it
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 203 marks and the opposition team scores 196 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 29 for style and 61 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 226 marks and the opposition team scores 227 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 33 for style and 89 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear, steady voice
33. 33.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 251 marks and the opposition team scores 248 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) answering opponents (c) correct facts (d) good use of time
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 30 for style and 77 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, 20 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) eye contact

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