Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 401 · 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.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 26 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 32 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
4. 4.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
6. 6.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 36 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
9. 9.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) good use of time (d) answering opponents
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 28 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 213 marks and the opposition team scores 224 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 25 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
15. 15.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) confident posture (b) good use of time (c) relevant examples (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 38, 24 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 182 marks and the opposition team scores 195 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 27 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 213 marks and the opposition team scores 216 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 25 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 186 marks and the opposition team scores 182 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) confident posture (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence
24. 24.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 35 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 24 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) good use of time (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 210 marks and the opposition team scores 217 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) answering opponents (c) correct facts (d) good pace and pauses
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 21 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) relevant examples
33. 33.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the longest speech (c) good arguments (d) the loudest voice
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 256 marks and the opposition team scores 259 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
37. 37.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 182 marks and the opposition team scores 193 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style

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