Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 55 · 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.📝 The proposition team scores 258 marks and the opposition team scores 259 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
2. 2.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) judges dislike it (c) it shows good strategy (d) it is not allowed
3. 3.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 25 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
7. 7.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the loudest voice (c) the longest speech (d) good arguments
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
9. 9.📝 The proposition team scores 190 marks and the opposition team scores 193 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) good pace and pauses
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
13. 13.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) linking with teammates (d) correct facts
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
15. 15.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
17. 17.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
19. 19.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) answering opponents
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
25. 25.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
29. 29.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 31 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) correct facts (c) a clear, steady voice (d) answering opponents
32. 32.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) content, style, strategy (c) dress, height, luck (d) speed, size, shouting
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 37 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) a clear, steady voice (d) linking with teammates
37. 37.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
40. 40.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False

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