Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 7 · 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.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) the loudest voice (c) fancy clothes (d) good arguments
2. 2.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) dress, height, luck (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 22 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) confident posture (c) good use of time (d) a clear team plan
6. 6.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 34 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 30 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) linking with teammates
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 184 marks and the opposition team scores 190 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
16. 16.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 236 marks and the opposition team scores 221 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 25 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 27 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) clear reasoning (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 21 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 195 marks and the opposition team scores 189 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) correct facts (c) good use of time (d) linking with teammates
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
29. 29.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 38 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) answering opponents
32. 32.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear, steady voice
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 243 marks and the opposition team scores 241 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 25 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) answering opponents
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) a clear team plan
37. 37.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it is not allowed (c) it shows good strategy (d) judges dislike it
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 181 marks and the opposition team scores 189 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) strong evidence (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy

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