Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 638 · 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) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) confident posture
2. 2.📝 The proposition team scores 223 marks and the opposition team scores 233 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
3. 3.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
4. 4.📝 The proposition team scores 196 marks and the opposition team scores 200 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 191 marks and the opposition team scores 176 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 34 for style and 90 in all. How many marks for strategy?
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 221 marks and the opposition team scores 225 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good use of time (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
10. 10.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 235 marks and the opposition team scores 231 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 258 marks and the opposition team scores 263 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it shows good strategy (c) judges dislike it (d) it wastes time
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 181 marks and the opposition team scores 195 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
17. 17.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
21. 21.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) fancy clothes (c) good arguments (d) the longest speech
22. 22.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) confident posture (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) confident posture
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 252 marks and the opposition team scores 254 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) a clear team plan (d) good pace and pauses
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 40 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 180 marks and the opposition team scores 187 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 24 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts
34. 34.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) eye contact (d) correct facts
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) eye contact (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 232 marks and the opposition team scores 217 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 30 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
40. 40.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) relevant examples (c) answering opponents (d) good use of time

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