Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 812 · 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.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the loudest voice (c) the longest speech (d) good arguments
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 39 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 40 for style and 89 in all. How many marks for strategy?
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 209 marks and the opposition team scores 198 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) speed, size, shouting (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 26 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
9. 9.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 26 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it is not allowed (c) it shows good strategy (d) it wastes time
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
15. 15.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 33 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 204 marks and the opposition team scores 195 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) good pace and pauses
21. 21.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) linking with teammates (c) relevant examples (d) confident posture
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 23 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 190 marks and the opposition team scores 204 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) strong evidence (c) good use of time (d) a clear team plan
27. 27.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 224 marks and the opposition team scores 230 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
30. 30.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
31. 31.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) strong evidence (c) a clear team plan (d) relevant examples
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 23 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 36 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 212 marks and the opposition team scores 215 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 34 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 36 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 25 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy

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