Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 509 · 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 “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
2. 2.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 22 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) clear reasoning
8. 8.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📝 The proposition team scores 210 marks and the opposition team scores 215 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
10. 10.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
13. 13.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) content, style, strategy (c) speed, size, shouting (d) jokes, length, volume
14. 14.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 182 marks and the opposition team scores 172 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.📝 The proposition team scores 240 marks and the opposition team scores 246 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
17. 17.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 27 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 34 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 183 marks and the opposition team scores 172 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) eye contact
23. 23.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good use of time (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear, steady voice
24. 24.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) eye contact
27. 27.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) good use of time (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
28. 28.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
30. 30.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 201 marks and the opposition team scores 216 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) answering opponents
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 33 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 22 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 22 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
38. 38.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) eye contact (d) answering opponents
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 24 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence

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