Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 216 · 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: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
3. 3.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) repeating others (c) listening to others (d) leading without bossing
4. 4.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) building on others (b) mocking others (c) talking over others (d) ignoring others
5. 5.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) the fastest talker (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the silent member
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha interrupted others again and again; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Meera (c) Nisha
7. 7.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) repeating others (c) a good summary (d) losing your temper
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
10. 10.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) choosing the winner (c) speaking the most (d) guiding the group fairly
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Ananya
14. 14.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Arjun interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Riya (c) Arjun
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Rohan (c) Aarav
17. 17.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) personal comments (c) losing your temper (d) leading without bossing
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
19. 19.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) saying nothing (c) talking over others (d) polite disagreement
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Nisha
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya only repeated what others had already said; Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Meera (c) Riya
22. 22.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
23. 23.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara interrupted others again and again; Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Meera (c) Tara
25. 25.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
26. 26.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) repeating others (c) personal comments (d) talking over others
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ananya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Arjun (c) Riya
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Arjun (c) Vihaan
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Aarav (c) Ananya
30. 30.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ananya (c) Vihaan
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara interrupted others again and again; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Rohan (c) Ananya
33. 33.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) losing your temper (c) listening to others (d) personal comments
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Arjun (c) Ananya
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
38. 38.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Vihaan (c) Ishaan
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan interrupted others again and again; Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Rohan (c) Kabir

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