Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 72 · 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 give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 33 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 32 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) good pace and pauses
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear team plan (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) answering opponents (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
7. 7.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 27 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
9. 9.📝 The proposition team scores 187 marks and the opposition team scores 184 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
11. 11.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) relevant examples (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
13. 13.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 28 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 24 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
16. 16.📝 The proposition team scores 217 marks and the opposition team scores 229 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 24 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) content, style, strategy (c) speed, size, shouting (d) dress, height, luck
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
21. 21.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) relevant examples (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
22. 22.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
24. 24.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 201 marks and the opposition team scores 213 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 39 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 38 for style and 86 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the loudest voice (c) good arguments (d) the longest speech
31. 31.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) good use of time (c) eye contact (d) answering opponents
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) good pace and pauses
33. 33.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it shows good strategy (c) it wastes time (d) judges dislike it
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) good use of time
36. 36.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 39 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style

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