Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 868 · 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 strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) relevant examples
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 35 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 30 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) clear reasoning (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
5. 5.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) judges dislike it (c) it shows good strategy (d) it wastes time
6. 6.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 202 marks and the opposition team scores 213 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📝 The proposition team scores 239 marks and the opposition team scores 233 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
11. 11.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) confident posture
12. 12.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 35 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) answering opponents (d) linking with teammates
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 188 marks and the opposition team scores 187 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 231 marks and the opposition team scores 235 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) good use of time (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
20. 20.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 20 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 29 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) strong evidence
25. 25.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates
28. 28.📝 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?
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 216 marks and the opposition team scores 212 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 26 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 235 marks and the opposition team scores 249 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 40 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
37. 37.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 32 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 21 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True

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