Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 528 · 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.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the longest speech (c) fancy clothes (d) the loudest voice
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
3. 3.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
5. 5.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 36 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice
8. 8.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 35 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
9. 9.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) linking with teammates
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 26 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) clear reasoning
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 190 marks and the opposition team scores 200 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 26 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 29 and 14. 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 22, 23 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 234 marks and the opposition team scores 244 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 25 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 220 marks and the opposition team scores 231 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) strong evidence (c) good use of time (d) confident posture
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 21 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) eye contact (d) correct facts
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 33 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
37. 37.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 20 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
40. 40.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) dress, height, luck (c) content, style, strategy (d) jokes, length, volume

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