Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 154 · 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.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Ishaan
3. 3.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera interrupted others again and again; Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ananya (c) Tara
5. 5.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
6. 6.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) leading without bossing (d) clear, relevant points
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
9. 9.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) going off topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) losing your temper
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Tara (c) Rohan
12. 12.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the fastest talker (c) the loudest speaker (d) the silent member
13. 13.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) bossing everyone (c) choosing the winner (d) guiding the group fairly
14. 14.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) talking over others (c) losing your temper (d) clear, relevant points
15. 15.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) talking over others (c) listening to others (d) repeating others
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ananya (c) Rohan
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Rohan (c) Nisha
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Meera (c) Kabir
20. 20.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
21. 21.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) saying nothing (c) polite disagreement (d) bringing in quiet ones
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Rohan (c) Ishaan
23. 23.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
24. 24.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Meera (c) Saanvi
26. 26.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) repeating others (c) saying nothing (d) leading without bossing
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara only repeated what others had already said; Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Meera (c) Rohan
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Saanvi (c) Nisha
29. 29.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) repeating others (d) a good summary
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Kabir (c) Riya
31. 31.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ananya (c) Ishaan
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Arjun (c) Nisha
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Rohan (c) Arjun
36. 36.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) building on others (b) ignoring others (c) talking over others (d) mocking others
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
38. 38.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
40. 40.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) going off topic (c) a good summary (d) talking over others

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