Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 54 · 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.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 31 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 36 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 247 marks and the opposition team scores 238 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 32 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) good pace and pauses
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 26 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it wastes time (c) it shows good strategy (d) it is not allowed
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 34 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) good arguments (c) fancy clothes (d) the longest speech
13. 13.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 24 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) content, style, strategy (c) jokes, length, volume (d) speed, size, shouting
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 21 for style and 55 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 22 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) linking with teammates (c) eye contact (d) confident posture
21. 21.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
23. 23.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
24. 24.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 22 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) correct facts
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 36 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 35 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 189 marks and the opposition team scores 176 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 192 marks and the opposition team scores 178 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
33. 33.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
35. 35.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 27 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
38. 38.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) correct facts (d) answering opponents
39. 39.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good use of time (c) confident posture (d) relevant examples
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 223 marks and the opposition team scores 216 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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