Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 321 · 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.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) building on others (b) talking over others (c) mocking others (d) ignoring others
3. 3.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) leading without bossing (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) saying nothing
5. 5.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) bossing everyone (c) choosing the winner (d) guiding the group fairly
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Tara (c) Meera
8. 8.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) your handwriting (c) your height (d) how you take part
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
11. 11.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Meera (c) Saanvi
14. 14.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Kabir (c) Saanvi
16. 16.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir interrupted others again and again; Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Nisha only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Nisha (c) Kabir
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ishaan (c) Saanvi
19. 19.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
20. 20.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) listening to others (c) leading without bossing (d) talking over others
22. 22.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) losing your temper (c) a good summary (d) saying nothing
23. 23.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ananya (c) Ishaan
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Kabir (c) Riya
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) Nisha
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Meera (c) Nisha
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Nisha (c) Aarav
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Rohan (c) Tara
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ananya (c) Rohan
31. 31.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) losing your temper (c) personal comments (d) talking over others
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Arjun (c) Aarav
33. 33.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
34. 34.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) repeating others (c) a good summary (d) listening to others
35. 35.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
36. 36.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Nisha (c) Vihaan
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Aarav
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara interrupted others again and again; Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Rohan (c) Tara

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