Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 934 · 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.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 28 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.📝 The proposition team scores 260 marks and the opposition team scores 245 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
3. 3.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
4. 4.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
6. 6.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 23 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 20 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) relevant examples (d) a clear team plan
10. 10.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the loudest voice (c) fancy clothes (d) the longest speech
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
12. 12.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 23 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
13. 13.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
16. 16.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time
17. 17.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear, steady voice
18. 18.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it shows good strategy (c) judges dislike it (d) it wastes time
19. 19.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
20. 20.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
22. 22.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) confident posture (c) correct facts (d) answering opponents
23. 23.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
26. 26.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 40 for style and 90 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 35 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) dress, height, luck (c) content, style, strategy (d) jokes, length, volume
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 32 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 40 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 208 marks and the opposition team scores 194 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 251 marks and the opposition team scores 259 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 39 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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