Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 30 · 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.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) saying nothing (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off topic
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
4. 4.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
5. 5.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to others (c) polite disagreement (d) saying nothing
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Kabir (c) Rohan
7. 7.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) talking over others (c) losing your temper (d) polite disagreement
8. 8.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) the silent member (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the loudest speaker
9. 9.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Vihaan (c) Aarav
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Meera (c) Rohan
14. 14.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) a good summary (c) personal comments (d) clear, relevant points
15. 15.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) bossing everyone (c) guiding the group fairly (d) speaking the most
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Riya (c) Arjun
17. 17.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
18. 18.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Meera (c) Riya
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Arjun
24. 24.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Kabir (c) Saanvi
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
27. 27.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) repeating others (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) polite disagreement
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Arjun (c) Aarav
29. 29.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your height (c) your handwriting (d) your clothes
30. 30.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) a good summary (c) going off topic (d) listening to others
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Ananya (c) Riya
32. 32.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
34. 34.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) personal comments (c) going off topic (d) clear, relevant points
35. 35.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
36. 36.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
37. 37.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) personal comments (c) repeating others (d) leading without bossing
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ishaan (c) Vihaan
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Vihaan (c) Ishaan
40. 40.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True

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