Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 168 · 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.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) the loudest speaker (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the silent member
2. 2.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Saanvi (c) Nisha
5. 5.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) your clothes (c) how you take part (d) your height
6. 6.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) guiding the group fairly (c) bossing everyone (d) speaking the most
7. 7.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) losing your temper (d) leading without bossing
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Aarav
9. 9.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Riya (c) Nisha
12. 12.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) saying nothing (c) listening to others (d) repeating others
13. 13.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
15. 15.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Arjun
17. 17.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
18. 18.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) losing your temper (c) going off topic (d) polite disagreement
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
22. 22.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) leading without bossing (c) personal comments (d) talking over others
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Meera interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Ananya
24. 24.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) building on others (b) ignoring others (c) talking over others (d) mocking others
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Ishaan (c) Riya
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
28. 28.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
29. 29.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) a good summary (c) repeating others (d) clear, relevant points
30. 30.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Kabir (c) Saanvi
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya interrupted others again and again; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Arjun (c) Riya
33. 33.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
35. 35.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan interrupted others again and again; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Kabir (c) Meera
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Tara interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Tara (c) Saanvi
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Aarav (c) Meera
40. 40.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) going off topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) talking over others

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