Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 125 · 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.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ananya (c) Riya
3. 3.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Arjun
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Vihaan (c) Kabir
6. 6.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) personal comments (c) listening to others (d) clear, relevant points
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
8. 8.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) the fastest talker (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the loudest speaker
9. 9.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ananya (c) Tara
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
14. 14.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) building on others (c) mocking others (d) ignoring others
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
16. 16.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Kabir (c) Rohan
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
19. 19.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to others (c) going off topic (d) clear, relevant points
20. 20.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) choosing the winner (c) bossing everyone (d) guiding the group fairly
21. 21.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Tara (c) Meera
23. 23.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) your clothes (c) how you take part (d) your height
24. 24.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
25. 25.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) saying nothing (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) personal comments
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya interrupted others again and again; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Kabir (c) Ananya
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Meera (c) Ananya
28. 28.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
30. 30.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
31. 31.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Saanvi (c) Meera
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ishaan (c) Kabir
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir interrupted others again and again; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Ishaan
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Rohan (c) Kabir
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
38. 38.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
39. 39.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Saanvi (c) Arjun

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