Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 398 · 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.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the longest speech (c) good arguments (d) the loudest voice
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 23 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
5. 5.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) dress, height, luck (c) content, style, strategy (d) jokes, length, volume
6. 6.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
7. 7.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) relevant examples (c) linking with teammates (d) correct facts
8. 8.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 28 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 36 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 39 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 22 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 27 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 20 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 20 for style and 60 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.True or false: “correct facts” 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 32, 29 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 37 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 23 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
29. 29.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 37 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 185 marks and the opposition team scores 170 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 256 marks and the opposition team scores 243 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) relevant examples (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
34. 34.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 23 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
37. 37.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
38. 38.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) relevant examples (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
40. 40.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) confident posture

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