Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 190 · 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.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
3. 3.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the loudest speaker (c) the silent member (d) the fastest talker
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Kabir (c) Ananya
5. 5.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Vihaan (c) Meera
7. 7.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) talking over others (d) listening to others
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Riya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Meera
9. 9.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Tara (c) Kabir
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
13. 13.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Rohan (c) Ananya
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Arjun
17. 17.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) listening to others (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) leading without bossing
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
19. 19.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your height (c) your handwriting (d) your clothes
20. 20.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) saying nothing (c) polite disagreement (d) listening to others
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Kabir (c) Riya
22. 22.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) a good summary (c) leading without bossing (d) going off topic
23. 23.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha interrupted others again and again; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Riya (c) Rohan
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Saanvi (c) Rohan
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Arjun (c) Ananya
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Arjun (c) Tara
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Vihaan (c) Aarav
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Saanvi
30. 30.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) losing your temper (c) polite disagreement (d) talking over others
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Meera (c) Ananya
33. 33.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) repeating others (c) talking over others (d) going off topic
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya only repeated what others had already said; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ananya (c) Riya
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ananya (c) Aarav
36. 36.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
38. 38.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Vihaan (c) Saanvi
40. 40.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) talking over others (d) going off topic

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