Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 290 · 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) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
2. 2.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
3. 3.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
4. 4.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear, steady voice (c) linking with teammates (d) correct facts
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
6. 6.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 35 for style and 86 in all. How many marks for strategy?
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 192 marks and the opposition team scores 186 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) eye contact (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
10. 10.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) eye contact (d) correct facts
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 24 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
13. 13.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) eye contact (d) a clear team plan
14. 14.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 26 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) relevant examples (d) eye contact
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 202 marks and the opposition team scores 206 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 20 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 23 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 21 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 32 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 20 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) the loudest voice (d) good arguments
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 38 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
29. 29.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) speed, size, shouting (c) content, style, strategy (d) jokes, length, volume
30. 30.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
31. 31.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
33. 33.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
36. 36.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear team plan (c) strong evidence (d) linking with teammates
39. 39.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 249 marks and the opposition team scores 240 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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