Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 619 · 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) good pace and pauses (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) a clear team plan
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
3. 3.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 25 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
4. 4.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) relevant examples (d) a clear, steady voice
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 38 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 191 marks and the opposition team scores 185 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) confident posture (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
14. 14.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) content, style, strategy (d) dress, height, luck
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 188 marks and the opposition team scores 174 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 28 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 35 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 38 for style and 88 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
23. 23.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) correct facts (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice
24. 24.📝 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
25. 25.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 25 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 33 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 223 marks and the opposition team scores 222 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 38 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
33. 33.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the loudest voice (c) the longest speech (d) good arguments
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 219 marks and the opposition team scores 205 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 23 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) linking with teammates
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 24 and 11. What is the total out of 100?

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