Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 214 · 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: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
2. 2.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) talking over others (c) saying nothing (d) clear, relevant points
3. 3.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) building on others (b) talking over others (c) ignoring others (d) mocking others
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ishaan (c) Meera
5. 5.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
6. 6.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Kabir (c) Aarav
9. 9.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Nisha (c) Arjun
11. 11.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) the loudest speaker (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the fastest talker
12. 12.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Saanvi (c) Ishaan
14. 14.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) listening to others (c) losing your temper (d) repeating others
15. 15.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Nisha (c) Aarav
17. 17.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) personal comments (c) repeating others (d) polite disagreement
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Ananya
19. 19.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) speaking the most (c) guiding the group fairly (d) bossing everyone
20. 20.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) how you take part (c) your handwriting (d) your clothes
21. 21.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Aarav only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Kabir (c) Aarav
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
24. 24.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Meera (c) Kabir
26. 26.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) leading without bossing (c) repeating others (d) talking over others
27. 27.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) clear, relevant points (d) talking over others
28. 28.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
30. 30.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) clear, relevant points (c) polite disagreement (d) saying nothing
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
33. 33.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Kabir (c) Ishaan
35. 35.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ishaan (c) Saanvi
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Nisha (c) Arjun
39. 39.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) losing your temper (c) talking over others (d) saying nothing
40. 40.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) listening to others (c) polite disagreement (d) going off topic

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