Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

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

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