Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 479 · 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 mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) good arguments (d) the loudest voice
2. 2.📝 The proposition team scores 228 marks and the opposition team scores 237 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) a clear team plan
4. 4.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 22 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 31 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) correct facts (c) answering opponents (d) relevant examples
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 34 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 39 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 26 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
14. 14.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
16. 16.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
17. 17.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) answering opponents
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 22 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) good use of time
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) relevant examples (d) a clear team plan
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
23. 23.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
25. 25.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) relevant examples (c) linking with teammates (d) good pace and pauses
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 39 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 22 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 40 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 20 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 30 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) linking with teammates
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 24 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.📝 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
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 192 marks and the opposition team scores 203 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear, steady voice
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 21 and 19. What is the total out of 100?

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