Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

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

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