Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 470 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) answering opponents (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) good pace and pauses
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 34 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 36 for style and 89 in all. How many marks for strategy?
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 40 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) a clear, steady voice (d) answering opponents
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 185 marks and the opposition team scores 181 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
13. 13.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
14. 14.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) content, style, strategy (c) jokes, length, volume (d) dress, height, luck
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 29 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
18. 18.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 30 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
24. 24.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 40 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
29. 29.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the loudest voice (c) the longest speech (d) good arguments
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
31. 31.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) good use of time (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 33 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 243 marks and the opposition team scores 233 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 23 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 36 for style and 86 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True

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