Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 69 · 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) content (c) strategy
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) a clear, steady voice
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 39 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 183 marks and the opposition team scores 185 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
13. 13.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) eye contact
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
16. 16.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the loudest voice (c) good arguments (d) the longest speech
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 20 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 242 marks and the opposition team scores 255 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 20 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 225 marks and the opposition team scores 230 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 35 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 27 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 34 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 24 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 246 marks and the opposition team scores 244 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 207 marks and the opposition team scores 195 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
35. 35.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) good use of time (c) strong evidence (d) good pace and pauses
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 29 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
39. 39.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) confident posture (d) correct facts

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