Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 105 · 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) a clear team plan (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
2. 2.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) strong evidence (c) eye contact (d) relevant examples
3. 3.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) relevant examples (c) answering opponents (d) good use of time
4. 4.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 20 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
9. 9.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 30 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
10. 10.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) fancy clothes (c) the longest speech (d) the loudest voice
11. 11.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
12. 12.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) correct facts (c) eye contact (d) answering opponents
13. 13.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 22 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) jokes, length, volume (c) speed, size, shouting (d) dress, height, luck
17. 17.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 30 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) confident posture (c) good use of time (d) answering opponents
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 35 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 254 marks and the opposition team scores 249 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 23 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
25. 25.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 24 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 236 marks and the opposition team scores 232 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 34 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 30 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) linking with teammates
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 23 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
35. 35.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) good use of time
36. 36.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
38. 38.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 240 marks and the opposition team scores 230 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan

Free debate lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/debate-for-students