Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 673 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear, steady voice
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 31 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) relevant examples (d) a clear team plan
5. 5.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) linking with teammates (c) good pace and pauses (d) answering opponents
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
7. 7.📝 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
8. 8.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📝 The proposition team scores 219 marks and the opposition team scores 224 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
10. 10.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) good use of time
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 22 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
15. 15.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 26 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 28 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) good arguments (c) the longest speech (d) fancy clothes
22. 22.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) answering opponents
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) eye contact (d) relevant examples
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 183 marks and the opposition team scores 175 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 24 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 180 marks and the opposition team scores 194 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) linking with teammates
29. 29.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) good use of time (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
30. 30.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 38 for style and 92 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 37 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 31 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 250 marks and the opposition team scores 252 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 183 marks and the opposition team scores 179 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) content, style, strategy (c) jokes, length, volume (d) speed, size, shouting
39. 39.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 31 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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