Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 205 · 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) polite disagreement (b) listening to others (c) clear, relevant points (d) talking over others
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha interrupted others again and again; Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Nisha (c) Aarav
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Riya (c) Saanvi
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Tara (c) Aarav
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Tara (c) Rohan
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
7. 7.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Tara went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Nisha (c) Riya
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
10. 10.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the loudest speaker (d) the silent member
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ishaan (c) Ananya
13. 13.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Rohan (c) Tara
15. 15.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) going off topic (c) leading without bossing (d) saying nothing
16. 16.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) polite disagreement (c) saying nothing (d) talking over others
17. 17.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) ignoring others (c) talking over others (d) building on others
18. 18.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) repeating others (c) listening to others (d) clear, relevant points
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Rohan (c) Vihaan
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ananya (c) Rohan
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Saanvi (c) Arjun
22. 22.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
23. 23.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera interrupted others again and again; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Saanvi (c) Kabir
25. 25.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) saying nothing (c) listening to others (d) personal comments
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Rohan (c) Aarav
27. 27.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) saying nothing (c) a good summary (d) repeating others
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Nisha
29. 29.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) polite disagreement (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) losing your temper
30. 30.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
33. 33.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya interrupted others again and again; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ananya (c) Saanvi
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya interrupted others again and again; Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ananya (c) Riya
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Vihaan (c) Kabir
37. 37.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) polite disagreement (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off topic
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Arjun (c) Kabir
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Tara (c) Riya
40. 40.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) how you take part (c) your height (d) your handwriting

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