Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 76 · 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) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 39 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 27 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
4. 4.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 32 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
8. 8.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) clear reasoning
10. 10.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
12. 12.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 40 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
16. 16.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
18. 18.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the loudest voice (c) the longest speech (d) good arguments
20. 20.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
22. 22.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) good use of time
23. 23.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) answering opponents
24. 24.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) linking with teammates (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 21 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 240 marks and the opposition team scores 232 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) strong evidence
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
31. 31.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) judges dislike it (c) it wastes time (d) it is not allowed
32. 32.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 38 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 20 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 37 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) relevant examples (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 199 marks and the opposition team scores 202 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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