Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 207 · 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) losing your temper (b) going off topic (c) a good summary (d) saying nothing
2. 2.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) speaking the most (c) bossing everyone (d) guiding the group fairly
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Saanvi (c) Meera
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Riya (c) Ishaan
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Ananya (c) Aarav
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Kabir (c) Tara
9. 9.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) clear, relevant points (c) going off topic (d) polite disagreement
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
11. 11.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) listening to others (c) saying nothing (d) a good summary
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Rohan (c) Ishaan
14. 14.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Rohan interrupted others again and again; Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ananya (c) Rohan
16. 16.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
17. 17.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) talking over others (c) polite disagreement (d) bringing in quiet ones
18. 18.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
19. 19.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) losing your temper (c) going off topic (d) personal comments
20. 20.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) mocking others (c) building on others (d) talking over others
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Saanvi (c) Riya
22. 22.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) going off topic (c) talking over others (d) listening to others
24. 24.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Saanvi (c) Riya
26. 26.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) a good summary (c) repeating others (d) listening to others
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Riya
28. 28.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) clear, relevant points (c) going off topic (d) saying nothing
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ishaan (c) Nisha
31. 31.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Vihaan (c) Ishaan
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Saanvi (c) Ishaan
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Aarav (c) Saanvi
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Riya (c) Nisha
38. 38.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
39. 39.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Kabir (c) Ananya

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