Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

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

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