Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 186 · 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 speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera only repeated what others had already said; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Rohan (c) Meera
3. 3.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) saying nothing (c) leading without bossing (d) going off topic
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Kabir (c) Riya
6. 6.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Aarav (c) Riya
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Tara (c) Riya
11. 11.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) building on others (c) ignoring others (d) mocking others
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
13. 13.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara interrupted others again and again; Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Tara (c) Kabir
15. 15.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Saanvi (c) Aarav
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ishaan (c) Saanvi
18. 18.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
21. 21.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) the fastest talker (c) the silent member (d) a clear, fair speaker
22. 22.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) personal comments (c) going off topic (d) a good summary
23. 23.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) saying nothing (c) repeating others (d) polite disagreement
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Aarav (c) Ananya
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya interrupted others again and again; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Meera (c) Riya
26. 26.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) going off topic (c) saying nothing (d) talking over others
30. 30.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ishaan (c) Rohan
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Saanvi (c) Tara
33. 33.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) listening to others (c) a good summary (d) losing your temper
34. 34.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to others (c) repeating others (d) clear, relevant points
35. 35.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ishaan (c) Tara
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Vihaan (c) Ananya
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Nisha (c) Meera
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Saanvi (c) Tara
40. 40.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) repeating others (c) talking over others (d) clear, relevant points

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