Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 572 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) answering opponents (d) relevant examples
2. 2.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) the loudest voice (d) good arguments
3. 3.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
4. 4.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) judges dislike it (c) it shows good strategy (d) it wastes time
5. 5.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) jokes, length, volume (c) speed, size, shouting (d) dress, height, luck
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 33 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
8. 8.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) linking with teammates (c) correct facts (d) confident posture
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 200 marks and the opposition team scores 202 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
14. 14.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) linking with teammates (d) clear reasoning
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 33 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 25 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) confident posture
21. 21.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) good pace and pauses (d) good use of time
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 205 marks and the opposition team scores 207 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 23 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
25. 25.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) relevant examples (c) good pace and pauses (d) answering opponents
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) correct facts
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 40 for style and 86 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 255 marks and the opposition team scores 245 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
32. 32.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
33. 33.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) answering opponents (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
35. 35.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) answering opponents
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 241 marks and the opposition team scores 253 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 185 marks and the opposition team scores 191 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) good pace and pauses
40. 40.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice

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