Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 131 · 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.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera interrupted others again and again; Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Tara went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Tara
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Saanvi (c) Riya
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Meera interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Vihaan (c) Saanvi
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Arjun (c) Rohan
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
6. 6.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) repeating others (c) polite disagreement (d) losing your temper
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Meera (c) Arjun
10. 10.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) talking over others (c) listening to others (d) polite disagreement
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Saanvi (c) Kabir
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Tara (c) Rohan
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Tara (c) Rohan
15. 15.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) listening to others (c) going off topic (d) saying nothing
16. 16.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) building on others (b) ignoring others (c) talking over others (d) mocking others
17. 17.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Saanvi (c) Ananya
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Arjun interrupted others again and again; Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Riya (c) Arjun
21. 21.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera interrupted others again and again; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Arjun
24. 24.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
25. 25.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the silent member (d) the fastest talker
26. 26.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Rohan (c) Aarav
28. 28.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) personal comments (c) leading without bossing (d) saying nothing
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Arjun (c) Aarav
30. 30.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) clear, relevant points (c) a good summary (d) bringing in quiet ones
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Arjun (c) Saanvi
32. 32.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) repeating others (d) talking over others
33. 33.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) personal comments (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) polite disagreement
34. 34.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) repeating others (c) going off topic (d) clear, relevant points
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Nisha (c) Vihaan
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Arjun (c) Kabir
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
38. 38.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) losing your temper (c) talking over others (d) a good summary
39. 39.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False

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