Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 375 · 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.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) bossing everyone (c) guiding the group fairly (d) speaking the most
2. 2.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) clear, relevant points (c) listening to others (d) polite disagreement
3. 3.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) talking over others (c) clear, relevant points (d) going off topic
5. 5.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) clear, relevant points (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating others
6. 6.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ananya (c) Ishaan
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera interrupted others again and again; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Saanvi (c) Arjun
9. 9.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) losing your temper (c) repeating others (d) listening to others
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan interrupted others again and again; Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Rohan (c) Ananya
11. 11.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Vihaan (c) Riya
13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya only repeated what others had already said; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Riya (c) Arjun
15. 15.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) the loudest speaker (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the silent member
16. 16.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
17. 17.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
18. 18.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Arjun (c) Saanvi
20. 20.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) going off topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) leading without bossing
21. 21.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Saanvi (c) Ishaan
23. 23.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Vihaan (c) Tara
25. 25.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
28. 28.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) your handwriting (c) how you take part (d) your clothes
29. 29.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ishaan (c) Tara
31. 31.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) a good summary (c) personal comments (d) going off topic
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Saanvi (c) Rohan
33. 33.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) polite disagreement (c) leading without bossing (d) clear, relevant points
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Saanvi (c) Riya
36. 36.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) talking over others (c) ignoring others (d) building on others
37. 37.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
39. 39.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Riya (c) Tara

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