Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 366 · 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: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
2. 2.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) repeating others (c) going off topic (d) leading without bossing
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Vihaan (c) Ishaan
4. 4.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
5. 5.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Saanvi (c) Riya
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Ishaan (c) Arjun
9. 9.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) personal comments (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) talking over others
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Vihaan (c) Kabir
11. 11.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) saying nothing (c) going off topic (d) clear, relevant points
12. 12.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) speaking the most (c) guiding the group fairly (d) bossing everyone
13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
14. 14.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) your clothes (c) your handwriting (d) how you take part
15. 15.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Kabir
17. 17.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) building on others (b) mocking others (c) ignoring others (d) talking over others
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ishaan (c) Kabir
19. 19.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Tara
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Rohan (c) Meera
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Riya (c) Arjun
23. 23.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) talking over others (c) going off topic (d) saying nothing
24. 24.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Riya (c) Ananya
26. 26.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
28. 28.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Meera
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Arjun (c) Meera
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Meera (c) Aarav
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
33. 33.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) clear, relevant points (c) repeating others (d) listening to others
34. 34.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) saying nothing (c) polite disagreement (d) clear, relevant points
35. 35.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) talking over others (c) going off topic (d) listening to others
37. 37.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) repeating others (c) losing your temper (d) polite disagreement
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan interrupted others again and again; Tara only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Vihaan (c) Rohan
40. 40.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) the silent member (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the fastest talker

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