Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 345 · 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: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Meera (c) Riya
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Riya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Tara (c) Kabir
4. 4.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
8. 8.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan interrupted others again and again; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Rohan
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Nisha (c) Arjun
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Saanvi (c) Tara
12. 12.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Saanvi (c) Tara
14. 14.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
16. 16.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) leading without bossing (c) losing your temper (d) bringing in quiet ones
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Saanvi (c) Ananya
18. 18.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the fastest talker (c) the loudest speaker (d) the silent member
19. 19.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
20. 20.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) mocking others (c) building on others (d) talking over others
21. 21.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) going off topic (c) repeating others (d) saying nothing
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Ananya (c) Aarav
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Rohan (c) Tara
24. 24.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) going off topic (c) leading without bossing (d) bringing in quiet ones
25. 25.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Vihaan (c) Tara
27. 27.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) your handwriting (c) how you take part (d) your clothes
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara only repeated what others had already said; Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ananya (c) Meera
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ananya (c) Aarav
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Saanvi (c) Meera
31. 31.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Kabir (c) Saanvi
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Rohan (c) Riya
34. 34.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) guiding the group fairly (c) choosing the winner (d) speaking the most
35. 35.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) repeating others (c) leading without bossing (d) bringing in quiet ones
36. 36.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Saanvi (c) Meera
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Riya (c) Saanvi
39. 39.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Saanvi

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