Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 534 · 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.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
3. 3.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 28 and 15. 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 40, 25 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 26 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 184 marks and the opposition team scores 170 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) answering opponents (d) eye contact
11. 11.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) answering opponents (d) good use of time
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
13. 13.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the longest speech (c) the loudest voice (d) good arguments
14. 14.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 20 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 22 for style and 59 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
22. 22.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) confident posture (b) good use of time (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 29 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.📝 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
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 23 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
27. 27.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) relevant examples (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) linking with teammates (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) answering opponents (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 28 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 180 marks and the opposition team scores 195 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 23 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 30 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) eye contact (d) correct facts
38. 38.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 21 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 25 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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