Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 155 · 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: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) the loudest speaker (c) the fastest talker (d) a clear, fair speaker
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Nisha (c) Riya
4. 4.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Nisha (c) Tara
7. 7.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Saanvi interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Vihaan (c) Kabir
9. 9.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Nisha (c) Ananya
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Kabir (c) Vihaan
12. 12.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) leading without bossing (c) personal comments (d) clear, relevant points
14. 14.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
16. 16.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) leading without bossing (c) listening to others (d) bringing in quiet ones
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ishaan (c) Aarav
18. 18.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) saying nothing (c) going off topic (d) leading without bossing
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Meera (c) Aarav
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Meera (c) Ananya
21. 21.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Riya (c) Rohan
23. 23.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ananya (c) Saanvi
26. 26.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Vihaan
28. 28.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
29. 29.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
30. 30.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Vihaan (c) Ishaan
32. 32.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) clear, relevant points (c) repeating others (d) listening to others
33. 33.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) talking over others (c) personal comments (d) bringing in quiet ones
34. 34.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) speaking the most (c) choosing the winner (d) guiding the group fairly
35. 35.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Kabir (c) Rohan
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Tara interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Tara (c) Rohan
38. 38.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ishaan (c) Nisha
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Ananya (c) Vihaan

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