Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 193 · 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 earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) personal comments (c) talking over others (d) leading without bossing
2. 2.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) going off topic (c) listening to others (d) a good summary
3. 3.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan interrupted others again and again; Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Arjun (c) Saanvi
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Arjun (c) Aarav
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
9. 9.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
11. 11.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) the silent member (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the fastest talker
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Saanvi (c) Tara
13. 13.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) losing your temper (c) repeating others (d) going off topic
15. 15.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) choosing the winner (c) bossing everyone (d) guiding the group fairly
16. 16.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) repeating others (c) polite disagreement (d) a good summary
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Aarav (c) Arjun
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Saanvi (c) Kabir
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Kabir (c) Nisha
20. 20.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Arjun (c) Saanvi
22. 22.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Rohan (c) Vihaan
26. 26.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) talking over others (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) saying nothing
27. 27.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) mocking others (c) building on others (d) ignoring others
28. 28.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) personal comments (c) listening to others (d) going off topic
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Riya (c) Arjun
30. 30.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Tara (c) Ananya
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Arjun (c) Aarav
33. 33.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) leading without bossing (c) talking over others (d) clear, relevant points
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Riya (c) Kabir
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Kabir (c) Riya
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Rohan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Arjun (c) Rohan
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Meera (c) Ananya
38. 38.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False

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