Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 661 · 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) style (b) strategy (c) content
2. 2.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 27 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
6. 6.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
8. 8.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 27 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
9. 9.📝 The proposition team scores 211 marks and the opposition team scores 226 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 20 for style and 55 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 246 marks and the opposition team scores 233 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 32 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) good use of time (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear, steady voice
17. 17.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) confident posture (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) good use of time
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 201 marks and the opposition team scores 196 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
25. 25.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) relevant examples (c) good pace and pauses (d) linking with teammates
27. 27.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear, steady voice (c) answering opponents (d) correct facts
28. 28.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) jokes, length, volume (c) speed, size, shouting (d) dress, height, luck
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 31 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 33 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) correct facts (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
32. 32.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) the longest speech (c) good arguments (d) fancy clothes
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
34. 34.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) linking with teammates (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
35. 35.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) judges dislike it (c) it wastes time (d) it shows good strategy
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) good pace and pauses (d) clear reasoning
37. 37.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 25 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False

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