Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 911 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) good use of time
2. 2.📝 The proposition team scores 227 marks and the opposition team scores 217 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
3. 3.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) the loudest voice (c) good arguments (d) fancy clothes
4. 4.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) answering opponents (d) relevant examples
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) answering opponents
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) answering opponents
8. 8.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
10. 10.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 36 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) it wastes time (c) it is not allowed (d) judges dislike it
14. 14.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) content, style, strategy (d) dress, height, luck
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 232 marks and the opposition team scores 229 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 185 marks and the opposition team scores 170 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) linking with teammates
19. 19.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
20. 20.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) correct facts (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 29 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
24. 24.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) answering opponents (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
25. 25.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear, steady voice
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 24 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
29. 29.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) a clear team plan (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 199 marks and the opposition team scores 196 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 211 marks and the opposition team scores 220 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) confident posture (d) a clear team plan
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
35. 35.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 39 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
38. 38.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 25 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 21 and 10. What is the total out of 100?

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