Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 250 · 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.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Ishaan (c) Saanvi
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Rohan (c) Riya
5. 5.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) the silent member (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the fastest talker
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Tara went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Tara (c) Aarav
7. 7.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) your clothes (c) how you take part (d) your height
9. 9.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) repeating others (c) personal comments (d) listening to others
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Nisha (c) Rohan
11. 11.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) polite disagreement (c) personal comments (d) listening to others
12. 12.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
13. 13.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Meera (c) Rohan
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Meera (c) Kabir
16. 16.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Tara (c) Rohan
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara only repeated what others had already said; Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Tara (c) Nisha
19. 19.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Rohan (c) Aarav
21. 21.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) losing your temper (c) personal comments (d) repeating others
22. 22.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Riya (c) Saanvi
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Saanvi (c) Arjun
25. 25.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) talking over others (c) clear, relevant points (d) bringing in quiet ones
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Nisha (c) Aarav
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Rohan (c) Aarav
29. 29.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
30. 30.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) listening to others (c) clear, relevant points (d) bringing in quiet ones
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Meera (c) Rohan
32. 32.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
34. 34.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) saying nothing (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) losing your temper
35. 35.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Kabir interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Arjun (c) Kabir
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Ishaan
38. 38.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Vihaan (c) Riya
40. 40.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False

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