Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 189 · 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 of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) clear, relevant points (c) a good summary (d) saying nothing
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Tara (c) Riya
3. 3.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) personal comments (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) clear, relevant points
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Saanvi (c) Ishaan
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Nisha (c) Ananya
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
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 “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Saanvi (c) Arjun
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
11. 11.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) listening to others (c) saying nothing (d) going off topic
12. 12.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) your height (c) how you take part (d) your handwriting
13. 13.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) the silent member (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the fastest talker
14. 14.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) talking over others (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to others
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Arjun (c) Aarav
16. 16.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Saanvi (c) Meera
18. 18.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Saanvi (c) Tara
21. 21.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) clear, relevant points (c) repeating others (d) listening to others
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Arjun (c) Vihaan
23. 23.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) polite disagreement (c) personal comments (d) repeating others
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Tara only repeated what others had already said; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Tara
25. 25.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
28. 28.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) ignoring others (c) talking over others (d) building on others
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Nisha (c) Riya
30. 30.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
31. 31.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) repeating others (c) going off topic (d) clear, relevant points
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Saanvi (c) Kabir
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Nisha (c) Vihaan
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
36. 36.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ishaan (c) Rohan
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Nisha (c) Riya
39. 39.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False

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