Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 225 · 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) loses marks (b) earns marks
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
3. 3.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) repeating others (c) polite disagreement (d) saying nothing
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Arjun (c) Rohan
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Meera (c) Kabir
7. 7.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the fastest talker (c) the loudest speaker (d) the silent member
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
9. 9.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) losing your temper (c) saying nothing (d) bringing in quiet ones
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Riya (c) Nisha
11. 11.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) clear, relevant points (c) losing your temper (d) talking over others
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera interrupted others again and again; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Ishaan (c) Meera
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Rohan (c) Nisha
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Rohan (c) Riya
15. 15.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) losing your temper (c) leading without bossing (d) talking over others
16. 16.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) guiding the group fairly (c) bossing everyone (d) choosing the winner
17. 17.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
19. 19.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
20. 20.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) polite disagreement (c) leading without bossing (d) going off topic
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Nisha (c) Aarav
22. 22.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
23. 23.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your height (c) your clothes (d) your handwriting
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Nisha (c) Kabir
25. 25.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) building on others (b) mocking others (c) talking over others (d) ignoring others
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
27. 27.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Tara (c) Rohan
29. 29.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) personal comments (c) losing your temper (d) a good summary
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Nisha (c) Kabir
31. 31.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) a good summary (c) clear, relevant points (d) listening to others
32. 32.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Saanvi (c) Vihaan
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Aarav 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) Aarav
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara interrupted others again and again; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Meera (c) Tara
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Nisha (c) Saanvi
39. 39.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ishaan (c) Tara

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