Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 101 · 40 questions

Debater's tip (Quality, listening, teamwork): Earns marks: clear, relevant points; listening; polite disagreement; leading without bossing; a good summary; bringing in quiet ones. Loses marks: talking over others, saying nothing, going off topic, personal comments, repeating others, losing your temper. In a scene, the best member is the one whose behaviour helps the whole group think and agree.

1. 1.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya only repeated what others had already said; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Tara (c) Meera
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Nisha (c) Vihaan
5. 5.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
7. 7.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Saanvi (c) Meera
11. 11.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) personal comments (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) talking over others
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun interrupted others again and again; Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Riya
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Riya only repeated what others had already said; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Tara (c) Riya
14. 14.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Vihaan (c) Meera
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Kabir (c) Arjun
20. 20.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Ananya
22. 22.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) talking over others (c) repeating others (d) saying nothing
23. 23.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) how you take part (c) your clothes (d) your handwriting
24. 24.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
25. 25.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) talking over others (c) polite disagreement (d) bringing in quiet ones
26. 26.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) personal comments (c) saying nothing (d) talking over others
27. 27.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) choosing the winner (c) guiding the group fairly (d) bossing everyone
28. 28.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ananya (c) Saanvi
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun interrupted others again and again; Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Vihaan (c) Saanvi
31. 31.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Rohan (c) Kabir
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Vihaan
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Aarav (c) Rohan
36. 36.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Meera (c) Tara
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun interrupted others again and again; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Nisha (c) Tara
39. 39.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Rohan (c) Tara

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