Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 352 · 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.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) your handwriting (c) your clothes (d) how you take part
3. 3.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) losing your temper (c) a good summary (d) saying nothing
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Nisha (c) Vihaan
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
6. 6.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
8. 8.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) talking over others (c) polite disagreement (d) personal comments
9. 9.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
12. 12.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
15. 15.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) guiding the group fairly (c) speaking the most (d) choosing the winner
16. 16.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) a good summary (c) clear, relevant points (d) losing your temper
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Vihaan (c) Kabir
18. 18.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) personal comments (c) going off topic (d) saying nothing
19. 19.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) repeating others (c) leading without bossing (d) polite disagreement
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Vihaan (c) Ishaan
22. 22.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
23. 23.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Saanvi (c) Aarav
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Rohan (c) Arjun
26. 26.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) building on others (c) ignoring others (d) talking over others
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Rohan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Tara (c) Rohan
28. 28.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Arjun (c) Kabir
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Riya (c) Aarav
31. 31.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) saying nothing (c) talking over others (d) clear, relevant points
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Nisha only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Nisha (c) Rohan
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Riya (c) Nisha
35. 35.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) clear, relevant points (c) personal comments (d) leading without bossing
37. 37.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ananya interrupted others again and again; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) Riya
40. 40.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True

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