Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 592 · 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) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
2. 2.📝 The proposition team scores 259 marks and the opposition team scores 251 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
3. 3.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) content, style, strategy (c) dress, height, luck (d) jokes, length, volume
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) strong evidence (c) good use of time (d) answering opponents
5. 5.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
6. 6.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear team plan (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
12. 12.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) answering opponents
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 219 marks and the opposition team scores 212 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 37 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 24 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear, steady voice
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 38 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 21 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 208 marks and the opposition team scores 217 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) relevant examples
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 26 for style and 61 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) linking with teammates (c) relevant examples (d) a clear, steady voice
25. 25.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear team plan (c) confident posture (d) linking with teammates
26. 26.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) linking with teammates
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 32 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 39 for style and 96 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) judges dislike it (c) it wastes time (d) it is not allowed
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 21 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 32 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) good arguments (c) the longest speech (d) fancy clothes
35. 35.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice
36. 36.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 235 marks and the opposition team scores 243 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence

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