Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 708 · 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.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) it is not allowed (c) it wastes time (d) judges dislike it
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 22 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 31 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.📝 The proposition team scores 215 marks and the opposition team scores 229 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
7. 7.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) speed, size, shouting (c) content, style, strategy (d) dress, height, luck
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 26 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 221 marks and the opposition team scores 235 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 185 marks and the opposition team scores 194 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates
15. 15.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 20 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) clear reasoning
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 35 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 24 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) a clear team plan (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
23. 23.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 39 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) answering opponents
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 37 for style and 90 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) clear reasoning
30. 30.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) good use of time (c) strong evidence (d) linking with teammates
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) good use of time (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
33. 33.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) relevant examples (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 22 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 35 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) answering opponents
38. 38.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
39. 39.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) linking with teammates (d) correct facts
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents

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