Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 505 · 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 “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
2. 2.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) eye contact
4. 4.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) good arguments (c) fancy clothes (d) the longest speech
5. 5.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) eye contact (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
6. 6.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) confident posture (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 258 marks and the opposition team scores 271 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 203 marks and the opposition team scores 212 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
11. 11.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear, steady voice
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 224 marks and the opposition team scores 236 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
16. 16.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates
18. 18.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) relevant examples (c) good pace and pauses (d) answering opponents
19. 19.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 34 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 27 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 36 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) answering opponents (c) good pace and pauses (d) clear reasoning
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
29. 29.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 35 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) good use of time (d) correct facts
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
36. 36.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 190 marks and the opposition team scores 176 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
40. 40.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it shows good strategy (c) judges dislike it (d) it is not allowed

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