Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 379 · 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 “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) good use of time (d) answering opponents
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
4. 4.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) relevant examples (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
5. 5.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) strong evidence (c) good use of time (d) a clear team plan
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 23 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 26 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
11. 11.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear team plan (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
13. 13.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 30 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 194 marks and the opposition team scores 196 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 39 for style and 88 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 29 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 32 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 33 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) strong evidence (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture
22. 22.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts
23. 23.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) fancy clothes (c) the longest speech (d) good arguments
24. 24.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “linking with teammates” 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) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
31. 31.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 35 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) judges dislike it (c) it is not allowed (d) it wastes time
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
36. 36.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 180 marks and the opposition team scores 181 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 23 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 20 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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