Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 798 · 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 of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
3. 3.📝 The proposition team scores 184 marks and the opposition team scores 183 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
4. 4.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 38 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 24 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) eye contact (c) answering opponents (d) confident posture
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) good use of time
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 23 for style and 53 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
12. 12.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
15. 15.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 38 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
18. 18.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 21 for style and 53 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
21. 21.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) dress, height, luck (c) speed, size, shouting (d) jokes, length, volume
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 250 marks and the opposition team scores 237 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear, steady voice
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 36 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the longest speech (c) the loudest voice (d) good arguments
26. 26.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) answering opponents
28. 28.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
30. 30.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
32. 32.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) linking with teammates (d) good pace and pauses
35. 35.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) linking with teammates
36. 36.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) eye contact (d) answering opponents
37. 37.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 24 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 246 marks and the opposition team scores 257 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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