Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 201 · 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) bringing in quiet ones (b) leading without bossing (c) personal comments (d) a good summary
2. 2.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Saanvi (c) Vihaan
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Kabir (c) Saanvi
6. 6.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) listening to others (c) clear, relevant points (d) leading without bossing
7. 7.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) talking over others (c) ignoring others (d) building on others
8. 8.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) listening to others (c) losing your temper (d) talking over others
9. 9.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan interrupted others again and again; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Ananya (c) Tara
12. 12.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
15. 15.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) the silent member (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the fastest talker
16. 16.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) your handwriting (c) your height (d) how you take part
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ananya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Nisha
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Nisha (c) Vihaan
19. 19.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) speaking the most (c) choosing the winner (d) guiding the group fairly
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya interrupted others again and again; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Ishaan (c) Meera
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Nisha (c) Aarav
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ananya (c) Saanvi
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Nisha (c) Kabir
24. 24.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) going off topic (c) losing your temper (d) clear, relevant points
25. 25.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) a good summary (c) clear, relevant points (d) going off topic
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Ishaan (c) Aarav
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Rohan (c) Kabir
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Meera (c) Vihaan
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Vihaan (c) Ishaan
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Arjun (c) Tara
32. 32.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) repeating others (c) leading without bossing (d) bringing in quiet ones
33. 33.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
35. 35.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) polite disagreement (c) talking over others (d) saying nothing
36. 36.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Meera (c) Ananya
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Tara (c) Ananya
39. 39.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Kabir (c) Vihaan

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