Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 562 · 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.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 25 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.📝 The proposition team scores 189 marks and the opposition team scores 183 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) good pace and pauses
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 219 marks and the opposition team scores 234 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 39 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
7. 7.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) relevant examples
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 32 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice
12. 12.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 193 marks and the opposition team scores 181 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it is not allowed (c) it wastes time (d) it shows good strategy
15. 15.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
17. 17.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) clear reasoning (d) linking with teammates
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 29 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 22 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) good pace and pauses
22. 22.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) confident posture (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 221 marks and the opposition team scores 209 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 30 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) correct facts (c) answering opponents (d) a clear, steady voice
28. 28.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) eye contact (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 180 marks and the opposition team scores 173 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 28 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) correct facts (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 35 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
39. 39.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 40 and 20. What is the total out of 100?

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