Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 718 · 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: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 27 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) clear reasoning (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
5. 5.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) good use of time
7. 7.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
8. 8.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📝 The proposition team scores 211 marks and the opposition team scores 214 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
10. 10.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) content, style, strategy (c) speed, size, shouting (d) jokes, length, volume
11. 11.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) eye contact (d) clear reasoning
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
13. 13.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) answering opponents (d) good pace and pauses
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 28 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 21 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
18. 18.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear, steady voice (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
19. 19.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) relevant examples
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) a clear team plan (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 200 marks and the opposition team scores 189 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 23 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
24. 24.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it wastes time (c) it shows good strategy (d) judges dislike it
25. 25.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) eye contact (d) confident posture
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) correct facts
28. 28.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) good arguments (d) the loudest voice
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 192 marks and the opposition team scores 199 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
31. 31.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) answering opponents (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 35 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 250 marks and the opposition team scores 248 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 37 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 24 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture

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