Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

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

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