Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 500 · 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 “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
3. 3.📝 The proposition team scores 214 marks and the opposition team scores 216 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
4. 4.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) good pace and pauses
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
7. 7.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) judges dislike it (c) it wastes time (d) it shows good strategy
8. 8.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) good pace and pauses
9. 9.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) dress, height, luck (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
10. 10.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the loudest voice (c) fancy clothes (d) the longest speech
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 245 marks and the opposition team scores 252 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) strong evidence (d) answering opponents
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 238 marks and the opposition team scores 227 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
16. 16.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) relevant examples (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 34 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 226 marks and the opposition team scores 219 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 20 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) good use of time (d) answering opponents
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
23. 23.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
25. 25.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 40 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 30 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
31. 31.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) linking with teammates (c) eye contact (d) correct facts
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 21 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 234 marks and the opposition team scores 236 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 27 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 214 marks and the opposition team scores 207 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time

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