Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 497 · 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.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 37 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.📝 The proposition team scores 187 marks and the opposition team scores 177 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
4. 4.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) jokes, length, volume (c) dress, height, luck (d) speed, size, shouting
5. 5.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it is not allowed (c) it shows good strategy (d) judges dislike it
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 24 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
10. 10.📝 The proposition team scores 191 marks and the opposition team scores 185 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) a clear team plan
12. 12.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
13. 13.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the longest speech (c) good arguments (d) the loudest voice
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
15. 15.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) strong evidence
16. 16.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) eye contact (d) answering opponents
17. 17.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
19. 19.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) strong evidence (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear, steady voice
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good use of time (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 25 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 22 for style and 61 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) answering opponents (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 199 marks and the opposition team scores 201 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 34 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) linking with teammates
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
30. 30.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 26 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
34. 34.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) eye contact (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
36. 36.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses

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