Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 338 · 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 loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) going off topic (c) polite disagreement (d) listening to others
2. 2.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) choosing the winner (c) speaking the most (d) bossing everyone
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ananya (c) Tara
4. 4.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the silent member (c) the fastest talker (d) the loudest speaker
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
7. 7.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
9. 9.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) clear, relevant points (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) polite disagreement
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun interrupted others again and again; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Arjun (c) Meera
12. 12.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) your height (c) how you take part (d) your handwriting
13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
14. 14.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Riya (c) Ananya
16. 16.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) mocking others (c) building on others (d) talking over others
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera interrupted others again and again; Arjun only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Arjun (c) Tara
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Tara (c) Ananya
19. 19.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Saanvi (c) Tara
21. 21.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
23. 23.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) talking over others (c) personal comments (d) a good summary
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Riya
25. 25.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) leading without bossing (c) losing your temper (d) polite disagreement
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Nisha (c) Aarav
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
28. 28.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) clear, relevant points (c) a good summary (d) listening to others
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Vihaan (c) Tara
30. 30.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Saanvi (c) Rohan
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
33. 33.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ishaan (c) Kabir
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Meera (c) Aarav
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Vihaan (c) Kabir
37. 37.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Saanvi
39. 39.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
40. 40.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) saying nothing (c) talking over others (d) clear, relevant points

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