Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 220 · 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: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
2. 2.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) choosing the winner (c) guiding the group fairly (d) bossing everyone
3. 3.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) talking over others (c) ignoring others (d) building on others
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Nisha (c) Kabir
5. 5.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) going off topic (c) polite disagreement (d) talking over others
6. 6.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
8. 8.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) listening to others (c) polite disagreement (d) repeating others
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Riya (c) Rohan
10. 10.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) saying nothing (c) listening to others (d) repeating others
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya interrupted others again and again; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Riya (c) Saanvi
13. 13.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
16. 16.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) leading without bossing (c) a good summary (d) saying nothing
17. 17.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) repeating others (c) personal comments (d) going off topic
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Rohan (c) Saanvi
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Riya
21. 21.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) going off topic (c) polite disagreement (d) bringing in quiet ones
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Tara (c) Kabir
23. 23.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) going off topic (c) personal comments (d) talking over others
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
25. 25.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Arjun (c) Saanvi
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
28. 28.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) the silent member (c) the loudest speaker (d) a clear, fair speaker
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha interrupted others again and again; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Meera (c) Nisha
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Rohan (c) Aarav
31. 31.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Arjun (c) Ananya
33. 33.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Arjun (c) Riya
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ananya (c) Tara
36. 36.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) talking over others (c) leading without bossing (d) clear, relevant points
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Tara interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Tara (c) Vihaan
38. 38.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Aarav (c) Kabir

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