Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 324 · 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” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) Saanvi
3. 3.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Rohan (c) Aarav
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Meera
6. 6.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) polite disagreement (c) leading without bossing (d) clear, relevant points
7. 7.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) talking over others (c) saying nothing (d) going off topic
9. 9.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) your height (c) your clothes (d) how you take part
10. 10.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) going off topic (c) saying nothing (d) polite disagreement
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Saanvi
12. 12.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) polite disagreement (c) clear, relevant points (d) listening to others
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ishaan (c) Kabir
14. 14.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) speaking the most (c) bossing everyone (d) guiding the group fairly
16. 16.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Vihaan (c) Arjun
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Saanvi (c) Meera
19. 19.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) polite disagreement (c) a good summary (d) losing your temper
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Vihaan (c) Arjun
21. 21.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Saanvi (c) Kabir
23. 23.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
24. 24.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
25. 25.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the loudest speaker (d) the fastest talker
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
28. 28.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) talking over others (c) personal comments (d) losing your temper
29. 29.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
30. 30.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) listening to others (c) personal comments (d) talking over others
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Rohan (c) Arjun
32. 32.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) clear, relevant points (c) going off topic (d) talking over others
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Aarav (c) Ananya
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Saanvi (c) Riya
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Aarav (c) Saanvi
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Aarav (c) Nisha
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
38. 38.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) building on others (c) mocking others (d) talking over others
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ananya (c) Riya
40. 40.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always

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