Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 185 · 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.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) building on others (c) mocking others (d) talking over others
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ishaan (c) Aarav
3. 3.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) listening to others (c) polite disagreement (d) clear, relevant points
4. 4.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Arjun interrupted others again and again; Meera only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Meera (c) Nisha
6. 6.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) clear, relevant points (c) losing your temper (d) personal comments
7. 7.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) a good summary (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off topic
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Rohan (c) Vihaan
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Vihaan (c) Rohan
11. 11.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) your clothes (c) how you take part (d) your handwriting
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Kabir (c) Ishaan
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Rohan (c) Riya
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ishaan (c) Tara
16. 16.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) listening to others (c) repeating others (d) a good summary
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Arjun (c) Meera
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
19. 19.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
22. 22.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
23. 23.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) leading without bossing (c) losing your temper (d) clear, relevant points
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ishaan (c) Rohan
25. 25.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
26. 26.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Tara (c) Kabir
30. 30.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) a good summary (c) polite disagreement (d) listening to others
31. 31.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) saying nothing (c) leading without bossing (d) personal comments
32. 32.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) bossing everyone (c) choosing the winner (d) speaking the most
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya only repeated what others had already said; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Riya (c) Ishaan
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ishaan (c) Arjun
35. 35.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) a good summary (c) personal comments (d) polite disagreement
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Meera (c) Ishaan
37. 37.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Aarav (c) Saanvi

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