Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 418 · 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: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the longest speech (c) fancy clothes (d) the loudest voice
3. 3.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 26 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
6. 6.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) good use of time (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
7. 7.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
8. 8.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) dress, height, luck (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 30 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 34 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
15. 15.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 233 marks and the opposition team scores 221 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 29 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 30 for style and 84 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
21. 21.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 223 marks and the opposition team scores 219 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) answering opponents (c) confident posture (d) a clear team plan
24. 24.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 39 for style and 86 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear, steady voice
27. 27.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it is not allowed (c) judges dislike it (d) it shows good strategy
28. 28.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) linking with teammates (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 29 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) a clear team plan
32. 32.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) a clear team plan
36. 36.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) confident posture (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 210 marks and the opposition team scores 199 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 37 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 220 marks and the opposition team scores 232 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) correct facts (d) confident posture

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