Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 873 · 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 give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 37 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) relevant examples (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 25 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) correct facts (c) answering opponents (d) a clear, steady voice
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
6. 6.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
7. 7.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
8. 8.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) correct facts (c) a clear, steady voice (d) linking with teammates
9. 9.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 20 for style and 56 in all. How many marks for strategy?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 23 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 31 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
13. 13.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) a clear team plan
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 39 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good use of time
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 25 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) answering opponents
19. 19.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
20. 20.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) good arguments (c) the loudest voice (d) the longest speech
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 193 marks and the opposition team scores 207 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 33 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) speed, size, shouting (c) content, style, strategy (d) dress, height, luck
25. 25.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) judges dislike it (c) it is not allowed (d) it wastes time
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) linking with teammates
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
31. 31.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 200 marks and the opposition team scores 205 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) confident posture (c) good use of time (d) correct facts
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 234 marks and the opposition team scores 237 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 20 for style and 58 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 33 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy

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