Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 38 · 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.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
2. 2.📝 The proposition team scores 180 marks and the opposition team scores 194 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) good use of time
4. 4.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good use of time
5. 5.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 24 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
6. 6.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) good use of time
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 25 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) good pace and pauses (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
10. 10.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) dress, height, luck (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 24 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
15. 15.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 25 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 20 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) relevant examples (d) eye contact
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 24 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 24 for style and 57 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 38 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 40 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it wastes time (c) it is not allowed (d) it shows good strategy
28. 28.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) a clear team plan
30. 30.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) confident posture (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
31. 31.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
32. 32.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) good pace and pauses
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 236 marks and the opposition team scores 234 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) fancy clothes (c) the longest speech (d) the loudest voice
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 195 marks and the opposition team scores 191 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 28 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) correct facts
40. 40.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) correct facts (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses

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