Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 262 · 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.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) your clothes (c) your handwriting (d) how you take part
2. 2.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) polite disagreement (c) leading without bossing (d) talking over others
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ishaan (c) Rohan
5. 5.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera only repeated what others had already said; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Tara (c) Meera
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Kabir (c) Rohan
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Meera (c) Ishaan
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ananya (c) Tara
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
12. 12.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Arjun (c) Riya
14. 14.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) leading without bossing (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) a good summary
16. 16.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) repeating others (c) listening to others (d) saying nothing
17. 17.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) talking over others (c) building on others (d) ignoring others
18. 18.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) repeating others (c) talking over others (d) saying nothing
19. 19.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) speaking the most (c) choosing the winner (d) guiding the group fairly
20. 20.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) clear, relevant points (c) listening to others (d) bringing in quiet ones
21. 21.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) talking over others (c) personal comments (d) saying nothing
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Saanvi (c) Arjun
23. 23.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to others (c) going off topic (d) clear, relevant points
24. 24.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Meera (c) Arjun
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Ananya (c) Arjun
28. 28.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Kabir (c) Rohan
30. 30.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Vihaan (c) Riya
32. 32.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Meera (c) Rohan
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ananya (c) Nisha
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Nisha (c) Kabir
37. 37.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Meera (c) Rohan
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Aarav (c) Ananya
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Kabir (c) Vihaan

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