Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 448 · 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.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 26 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 28 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
5. 5.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
6. 6.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it shows good strategy (c) it wastes time (d) it is not allowed
7. 7.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) good use of time (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
8. 8.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) answering opponents
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) eye contact (d) clear reasoning
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good use of time (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
11. 11.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 242 marks and the opposition team scores 256 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 252 marks and the opposition team scores 257 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts
17. 17.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) linking with teammates (d) eye contact
20. 20.📝 The proposition team scores 198 marks and the opposition team scores 209 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
21. 21.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) good pace and pauses (c) answering opponents (d) relevant examples
23. 23.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “confident posture” 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 32 for content, 24 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 31 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
29. 29.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
30. 30.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
33. 33.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 28 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) linking with teammates (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 25 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 210 marks and the opposition team scores 221 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear team plan (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 34 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 256 marks and the opposition team scores 241 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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