Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 210 · 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.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Nisha (c) Arjun
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Saanvi interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Rohan (c) Saanvi
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya only repeated what others had already said; Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Riya (c) Aarav
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
7. 7.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) going off topic (c) saying nothing (d) polite disagreement
8. 8.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Riya (c) Aarav
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Arjun (c) Riya
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Rohan
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara interrupted others again and again; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Aarav (c) Saanvi
13. 13.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) repeating others (c) polite disagreement (d) clear, relevant points
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Meera (c) Aarav
15. 15.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) clear, relevant points (d) talking over others
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera only repeated what others had already said; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Riya
17. 17.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) choosing the winner (c) speaking the most (d) bossing everyone
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara interrupted others again and again; Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ishaan (c) Tara
19. 19.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) leading without bossing (c) listening to others (d) losing your temper
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Rohan (c) Saanvi
21. 21.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) listening to others (c) repeating others (d) going off topic
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Saanvi (c) Vihaan
24. 24.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Riya (c) Tara
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ishaan (c) Aarav
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Meera (c) Vihaan
29. 29.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) personal comments (c) repeating others (d) clear, relevant points
30. 30.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha interrupted others again and again; Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Nisha (c) Ishaan
32. 32.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) listening to others (c) leading without bossing (d) polite disagreement
33. 33.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
35. 35.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Kabir (c) Saanvi
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
38. 38.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) the fastest talker (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the silent member
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ananya interrupted others again and again; Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ananya (c) Nisha
40. 40.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True

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