Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 973 · 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.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 20 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) answering opponents
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 213 marks and the opposition team scores 222 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 245 marks and the opposition team scores 230 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 30 for style and 88 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
9. 9.📝 The proposition team scores 229 marks and the opposition team scores 228 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 use of time (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
12. 12.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
13. 13.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) relevant examples
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 39 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 22 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) good use of time
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) answering opponents
20. 20.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) speed, size, shouting (c) content, style, strategy (d) jokes, length, volume
21. 21.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) confident posture (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 38 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 31 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 26 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 186 marks and the opposition team scores 192 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 40 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
37. 37.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 250 marks and the opposition team scores 254 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy

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