Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 180 · 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: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
2. 2.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) personal comments (d) listening to others
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Vihaan (c) Arjun
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera only repeated what others had already said; Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Nisha (c) Arjun
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Arjun (c) Kabir
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Ishaan (c) Vihaan
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Kabir (c) Vihaan
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Kabir (c) Meera
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Arjun (c) Rohan
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
11. 11.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Nisha (c) Meera
14. 14.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
16. 16.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
17. 17.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
18. 18.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) the loudest speaker (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the silent member
19. 19.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) listening to others (c) saying nothing (d) bringing in quiet ones
20. 20.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Ishaan (c) Meera
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ananya (c) Tara
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Saanvi (c) Kabir
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Aarav
25. 25.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) clear, relevant points (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) talking over others
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Nisha (c) Aarav
27. 27.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) polite disagreement (c) losing your temper (d) listening to others
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Saanvi (c) Rohan
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ishaan (c) Nisha
30. 30.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
31. 31.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Riya (c) Meera
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Rohan interrupted others again and again; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Meera (c) Ishaan
34. 34.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Meera (c) Riya
37. 37.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Meera (c) Kabir
39. 39.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) leading without bossing (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating others
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Kabir (c) Aarav

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