Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 819 · 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.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 38 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 32 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 218 marks and the opposition team scores 219 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 23 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
10. 10.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) judges dislike it (c) it wastes time (d) it shows good strategy
12. 12.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 23 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 39 for style and 89 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 208 marks and the opposition team scores 207 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 22 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
20. 20.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 24 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) answering opponents (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
24. 24.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) correct facts (d) good use of time
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 39 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) confident posture
28. 28.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
29. 29.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 193 marks and the opposition team scores 198 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
33. 33.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) good pace and pauses
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 37 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 209 marks and the opposition team scores 208 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) confident posture
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 36 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 38 and 13. What is the total out of 100?

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