Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 917 · 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: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) a clear team plan
3. 3.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) good use of time (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 23 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 250 marks and the opposition team scores 264 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
9. 9.📝 The proposition team scores 217 marks and the opposition team scores 204 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
10. 10.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
11. 11.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
13. 13.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) dress, height, luck (c) jokes, length, volume (d) speed, size, shouting
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 36 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.📝 The proposition team scores 240 marks and the opposition team scores 251 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) relevant examples
18. 18.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) linking with teammates
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 21 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 186 marks and the opposition team scores 182 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 27 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 220 marks and the opposition team scores 217 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 37 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 35 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) answering opponents
32. 32.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) answering opponents (d) eye contact
35. 35.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) clear reasoning (c) eye contact (d) linking with teammates
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 24 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 30 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 24 and 19. What is the total out of 100?

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