Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 194 · 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.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the loudest speaker (d) the silent member
2. 2.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Kabir (c) Ananya
4. 4.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
6. 6.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) your height (c) how you take part (d) your handwriting
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Tara (c) Aarav
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
10. 10.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) polite disagreement (c) repeating others (d) going off topic
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Saanvi (c) Kabir
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha interrupted others again and again; Tara only repeated what others had already said; Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Aarav (c) Nisha
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan interrupted others again and again; Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Rohan
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
16. 16.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) bossing everyone (c) choosing the winner (d) guiding the group fairly
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Arjun (c) Ishaan
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Ananya (c) Aarav
19. 19.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) listening to others (c) personal comments (d) repeating others
20. 20.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) repeating others (c) going off topic (d) losing your temper
21. 21.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
23. 23.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) clear, relevant points (c) polite disagreement (d) saying nothing
25. 25.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) building on others (c) mocking others (d) talking over others
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Nisha (c) Vihaan
27. 27.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) leading without bossing (c) repeating others (d) clear, relevant points
28. 28.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Meera (c) Tara
31. 31.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera interrupted others again and again; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Meera (c) Aarav
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Meera (c) Aarav
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Saanvi (c) Ananya
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara interrupted others again and again; Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Tara (c) Saanvi
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Meera (c) Nisha
38. 38.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) a good summary (c) leading without bossing (d) talking over others
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Nisha interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Arjun (c) Kabir
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Riya (c) Ananya

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