Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 498 · 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.📝 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
2. 2.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 29 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 24 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) speed, size, shouting (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 24 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 35 for style and 86 in all. How many marks for strategy?
10. 10.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
12. 12.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) linking with teammates (c) confident posture (d) relevant examples
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) good pace and pauses (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
15. 15.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) linking with teammates
16. 16.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) confident posture
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 28 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
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 39, 39 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 21 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 217 marks and the opposition team scores 216 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 36 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 27 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) eye contact (c) answering opponents (d) linking with teammates
28. 28.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) good use of time (c) a clear, steady voice (d) linking with teammates
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
31. 31.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 226 marks and the opposition team scores 223 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 27 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 31 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 20 and 13. 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 27 for content, 29 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
40. 40.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style

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