Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

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

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