Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 872 · 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.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the loudest voice (c) good arguments (d) the longest speech
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
4. 4.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 189 marks and the opposition team scores 200 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 234 marks and the opposition team scores 219 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 40 for content, 28 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 20 for style and 60 in all. How many marks for strategy?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) relevant examples
10. 10.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) answering opponents (c) relevant examples (d) a clear team plan
11. 11.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) linking with teammates
12. 12.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) correct facts (d) answering opponents
13. 13.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 32 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
17. 17.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 28 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) confident posture (c) a clear team plan (d) relevant examples
21. 21.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it is not allowed (c) it shows good strategy (d) it wastes time
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 20 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
24. 24.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) good use of time (d) a clear team plan
28. 28.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 32 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) a clear team plan (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 203 marks and the opposition team scores 197 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
35. 35.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) speed, size, shouting (c) content, style, strategy (d) dress, height, luck
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 30 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 21 for style and 59 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 24 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False

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