Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 567 · 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 23 for content, 28 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
2. 2.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 21 for style and 59 in all. How many marks for strategy?
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 27 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) confident posture
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 245 marks and the opposition team scores 249 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) clear reasoning
10. 10.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) the loudest voice (c) good arguments (d) fancy clothes
11. 11.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
12. 12.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 40 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 208 marks and the opposition team scores 197 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
17. 17.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) dress, height, luck (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy
18. 18.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 196 marks and the opposition team scores 201 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 25 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 20 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time
28. 28.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 21 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
32. 32.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
34. 34.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) answering opponents (c) strong evidence (d) good pace and pauses
35. 35.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) eye contact (d) clear reasoning
37. 37.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) a clear team plan (d) eye contact
38. 38.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) linking with teammates
39. 39.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it shows good strategy (c) it wastes time (d) it is not allowed
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) good pace and pauses

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