Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 956 · 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) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
2. 2.📝 The proposition team scores 248 marks and the opposition team scores 255 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
3. 3.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) answering opponents (d) eye contact
5. 5.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) good use of time
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 34 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) linking with teammates (d) correct facts
8. 8.True or false: “relevant examples” 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) content (c) style
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) confident posture
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 206 marks and the opposition team scores 201 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 21 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear, steady voice
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 21 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
17. 17.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 40 for style and 90 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
20. 20.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
21. 21.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
23. 23.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 20 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good use of time
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 193 marks and the opposition team scores 183 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 21 for style and 56 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 21 for style and 55 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it shows good strategy (c) it wastes time (d) judges dislike it
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) eye contact (d) clear reasoning
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 36 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) answering opponents (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 23 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) eye contact (d) good use of time
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 259 marks and the opposition team scores 252 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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