Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 74 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
2. 2.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📝 The proposition team scores 191 marks and the opposition team scores 199 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
5. 5.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
6. 6.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) answering opponents
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 37 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 250 marks and the opposition team scores 238 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 31 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
10. 10.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
12. 12.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) good use of time
13. 13.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📝 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
17. 17.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 180 marks and the opposition team scores 193 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) good arguments (c) the longest speech (d) fancy clothes
21. 21.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) confident posture (c) relevant examples (d) a clear team plan
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 242 marks and the opposition team scores 251 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
28. 28.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 235 marks and the opposition team scores 222 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 29 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 230 marks and the opposition team scores 241 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good use of time
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) answering opponents
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 32 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 193 marks and the opposition team scores 188 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) linking with teammates
38. 38.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 24 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) linking with teammates

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