Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 465 · 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.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) speed, size, shouting (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
2. 2.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) confident posture (c) a clear team plan (d) eye contact
3. 3.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📝 The proposition team scores 223 marks and the opposition team scores 210 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 193 marks and the opposition team scores 208 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) answering opponents
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) linking with teammates (d) good use of time
10. 10.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) linking with teammates
11. 11.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
13. 13.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 36 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
14. 14.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 37 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 198 marks and the opposition team scores 186 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
19. 19.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 20 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 256 marks and the opposition team scores 242 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 238 marks and the opposition team scores 227 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 222 marks and the opposition team scores 228 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 242 marks and the opposition team scores 239 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) answering opponents (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) clear reasoning
28. 28.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 26 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) good use of time (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
33. 33.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 23 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 229 marks and the opposition team scores 218 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 26 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 22 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 39 and 14. What is the total out of 100?

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