Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 112 · 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: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
4. 4.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) losing your temper (c) talking over others (d) clear, relevant points
6. 6.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera only repeated what others had already said; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Nisha (c) Meera
9. 9.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Saanvi
11. 11.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) personal comments (c) leading without bossing (d) listening to others
12. 12.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) choosing the winner (c) bossing everyone (d) speaking the most
13. 13.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) a good summary (c) going off topic (d) talking over others
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Kabir interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Kabir (c) Arjun
15. 15.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) building on others (b) talking over others (c) mocking others (d) ignoring others
16. 16.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) personal comments (c) listening to others (d) talking over others
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ishaan (c) Riya
19. 19.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
20. 20.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Riya (c) Aarav
22. 22.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) leading without bossing (c) talking over others (d) repeating others
23. 23.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Tara (c) Nisha
25. 25.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to others (c) clear, relevant points (d) going off topic
26. 26.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ananya (c) Saanvi
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Aarav only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Arjun (c) Aarav
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Saanvi (c) Rohan
31. 31.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the silent member (d) the loudest speaker
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun interrupted others again and again; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Kabir (c) Vihaan
34. 34.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera interrupted others again and again; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Meera (c) Vihaan
36. 36.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Arjun (c) Saanvi
38. 38.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
39. 39.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan

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