Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 92 · 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) relevant examples (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) linking with teammates
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) a clear team plan
4. 4.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) jokes, length, volume (c) dress, height, luck (d) speed, size, shouting
5. 5.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 183 marks and the opposition team scores 179 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear, steady voice (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence
8. 8.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 36 for style and 84 in all. How many marks for strategy?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) a clear team plan
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) good use of time
11. 11.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
13. 13.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
16. 16.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
17. 17.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it shows good strategy (c) it wastes time (d) it is not allowed
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 29 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) confident posture (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 21 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) good pace and pauses
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 22 for style and 56 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 22 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
31. 31.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
32. 32.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 22 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) confident posture (c) answering opponents (d) a clear, steady voice
35. 35.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) good use of time (d) confident posture
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 185 marks and the opposition team scores 196 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 182 marks and the opposition team scores 178 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 186 marks and the opposition team scores 183 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 198 marks and the opposition team scores 196 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) correct facts (d) answering opponents

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