Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 935 · 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: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📝 The proposition team scores 244 marks and the opposition team scores 231 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
3. 3.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) the longest speech (c) fancy clothes (d) good arguments
5. 5.📝 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
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 26 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
10. 10.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 207 marks and the opposition team scores 213 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 40 for style and 94 in all. How many marks for strategy?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
14. 14.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) good use of time (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) good use of time (d) answering opponents
17. 17.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 203 marks and the opposition team scores 213 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 26 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.📝 The proposition team scores 243 marks and the opposition team scores 235 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
21. 21.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 34 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) good pace and pauses
24. 24.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 28 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 25 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 252 marks and the opposition team scores 241 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 29 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 22 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 195 marks and the opposition team scores 206 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 29 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 36 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 25 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 28 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 230 marks and the opposition team scores 216 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents

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