Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 647 · 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) content (b) style (c) strategy
2. 2.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 31 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the loudest voice (c) the longest speech (d) good arguments
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good use of time
6. 6.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) content, style, strategy (d) dress, height, luck
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 35 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 201 marks and the opposition team scores 199 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) eye contact (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
10. 10.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
12. 12.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
16. 16.📝 The proposition team scores 198 marks and the opposition team scores 192 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 31 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 200 marks and the opposition team scores 201 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
20. 20.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 214 marks and the opposition team scores 212 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 24 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 27 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 27 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 259 marks and the opposition team scores 253 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
28. 28.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence
29. 29.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) good pace and pauses (c) correct facts (d) answering opponents
31. 31.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) judges dislike it (c) it is not allowed (d) it shows good strategy
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
37. 37.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 180 marks and the opposition team scores 165 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 235 marks and the opposition team scores 240 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 29 and 19. What is the total out of 100?

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