Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 65 · 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.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
2. 2.📝 The proposition team scores 220 marks and the opposition team scores 227 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) linking with teammates
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 252 marks and the opposition team scores 254 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) fancy clothes (c) the longest speech (d) the loudest voice
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 28 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 40 for style and 94 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 27 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 31 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) linking with teammates
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 30 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
19. 19.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) answering opponents
20. 20.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 35 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📝 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good use of time (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 37 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 26 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 195 marks and the opposition team scores 194 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 249 marks and the opposition team scores 243 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 36 for style and 91 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 226 marks and the opposition team scores 230 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
37. 37.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) jokes, length, volume (c) speed, size, shouting (d) dress, height, luck
38. 38.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) answering opponents
39. 39.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) correct facts
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses

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