Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 424 · 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 35, 24 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) a clear, steady voice
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 37 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) good use of time
8. 8.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
9. 9.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) content, style, strategy (c) dress, height, luck (d) jokes, length, volume
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) good use of time (d) a clear team plan
11. 11.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
12. 12.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 36 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) good pace and pauses
16. 16.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) relevant examples (d) eye contact
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
18. 18.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) the loudest voice (d) good arguments
19. 19.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) answering opponents (d) confident posture
20. 20.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) linking with teammates
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
23. 23.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 39 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 188 marks and the opposition team scores 189 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 25 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) answering opponents
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 32 for style and 89 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 37 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) judges dislike it (c) it wastes time (d) it is not allowed
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 195 marks and the opposition team scores 200 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear, steady voice
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 257 marks and the opposition team scores 258 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 240 marks and the opposition team scores 251 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 34 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 237 marks and the opposition team scores 223 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 217 marks and the opposition team scores 215 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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