Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 979 · 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.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear team plan
3. 3.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) dress, height, luck (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
4. 4.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 29 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) linking with teammates
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
10. 10.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) confident posture (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 31 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 38 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
14. 14.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) the longest speech (c) good arguments (d) fancy clothes
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 23 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 21 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 217 marks and the opposition team scores 214 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) relevant examples (d) a clear, steady voice
23. 23.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it wastes time (c) it shows good strategy (d) it is not allowed
24. 24.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
26. 26.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
28. 28.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) eye contact (d) clear reasoning
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 36 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
31. 31.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) correct facts (d) confident posture
32. 32.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 23 for style and 56 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 39 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 23 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 232 marks and the opposition team scores 238 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False

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