Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 780 · 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.📝 The proposition team scores 256 marks and the opposition team scores 262 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
2. 2.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 22 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.📝 The proposition team scores 250 marks and the opposition team scores 248 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
5. 5.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) relevant examples (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 34 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 37 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) relevant examples
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
11. 11.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it shows good strategy (c) it wastes time (d) it is not allowed
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 25 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 22 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
20. 20.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
21. 21.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) dress, height, luck (c) content, style, strategy (d) jokes, length, volume
22. 22.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 189 marks and the opposition team scores 178 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) answering opponents
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 250 marks and the opposition team scores 252 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 199 marks and the opposition team scores 192 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 244 marks and the opposition team scores 254 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) good use of time
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 34 and 18. 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 20, 24 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
34. 34.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear, steady voice
35. 35.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 33 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 200 marks and the opposition team scores 190 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 182 marks and the opposition team scores 167 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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