Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 688 · 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.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📝 The proposition team scores 190 marks and the opposition team scores 203 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
3. 3.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) the loudest voice (d) good arguments
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
5. 5.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) a clear, steady voice
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
9. 9.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) content, style, strategy (c) speed, size, shouting (d) dress, height, luck
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 37 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
13. 13.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it shows good strategy (c) it is not allowed (d) it wastes time
14. 14.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
16. 16.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) a clear, steady voice (d) answering opponents
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
19. 19.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) answering opponents
21. 21.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) good pace and pauses (c) answering opponents (d) clear reasoning
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
23. 23.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) linking with teammates (d) good pace and pauses
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 38 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 31 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 39 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 22 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) linking with teammates (c) correct facts (d) answering opponents
32. 32.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) good use of time (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
36. 36.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 21 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 197 marks and the opposition team scores 194 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 30, 25 and 12. What is the total out of 100?

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