Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 875 · 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.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
2. 2.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) good use of time (d) linking with teammates
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) good use of time (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
5. 5.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
7. 7.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) relevant examples (d) a clear, steady voice
9. 9.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
10. 10.📝 The proposition team scores 242 marks and the opposition team scores 244 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 23 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 26 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts
15. 15.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 25 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) the loudest voice (d) good arguments
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) eye contact
21. 21.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) dress, height, luck (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 35 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) confident posture (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 30 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) confident posture (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
26. 26.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear, steady voice
27. 27.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 184 marks and the opposition team scores 186 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 39 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
32. 32.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it wastes time (c) judges dislike it (d) it shows good strategy
33. 33.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) relevant examples
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 34 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 29 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 20 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True

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