Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 699 · 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 “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
2. 2.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good use of time (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
3. 3.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) eye contact
7. 7.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
9. 9.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it shows good strategy (c) judges dislike it (d) it is not allowed
10. 10.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) content, style, strategy (c) jokes, length, volume (d) speed, size, shouting
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 35 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
14. 14.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice
16. 16.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) relevant examples (d) eye contact
17. 17.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 184 marks and the opposition team scores 180 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 214 marks and the opposition team scores 228 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 22 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
22. 22.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 26 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 190 marks and the opposition team scores 177 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
27. 27.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good use of time (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 196 marks and the opposition team scores 204 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) linking with teammates (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 21 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 24 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 259 marks and the opposition team scores 266 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 34 for content, 29 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) eye contact (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture
36. 36.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) good arguments (c) the longest speech (d) the loudest voice
37. 37.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 185 marks and the opposition team scores 178 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 245 marks and the opposition team scores 253 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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