Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 789 · 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) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear team plan
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 26 and 16. 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 25, 34 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) good arguments (c) the longest speech (d) the loudest voice
5. 5.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) correct facts (c) answering opponents (d) eye contact
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 40 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) confident posture
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
10. 10.📝 The proposition team scores 256 marks and the opposition team scores 246 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) linking with teammates
12. 12.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 28 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
13. 13.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
15. 15.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
18. 18.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 25 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
22. 22.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 194 marks and the opposition team scores 190 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (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 29, 39 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 22 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
28. 28.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 30 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 36 for style and 86 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 193 marks and the opposition team scores 189 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 21 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 237 marks and the opposition team scores 243 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 39 and 11. What is the total out of 100?

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