Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 60 · 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.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
2. 2.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 22 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
6. 6.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 20 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
7. 7.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) it is not allowed (c) judges dislike it (d) it wastes time
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
10. 10.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 37 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 34 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
16. 16.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
18. 18.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) correct facts (c) eye contact (d) good use of time
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
21. 21.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) dress, height, luck (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 221 marks and the opposition team scores 208 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 32 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 33 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) good arguments (d) the loudest voice
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 26 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 35 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 29 for style and 60 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 185 marks and the opposition team scores 193 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) good pace and pauses (d) clear reasoning
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 232 marks and the opposition team scores 218 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact

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