Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 384 · 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 earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) saying nothing (d) going off topic
2. 2.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Saanvi (c) Meera
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Tara (c) Kabir
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
6. 6.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) building on others (c) mocking others (d) talking over others
7. 7.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Saanvi (c) Nisha
10. 10.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) personal comments (c) listening to others (d) talking over others
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ishaan (c) Vihaan
13. 13.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) a good summary (c) polite disagreement (d) clear, relevant points
14. 14.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) bossing everyone (c) choosing the winner (d) guiding the group fairly
15. 15.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Nisha (c) Riya
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Nisha (c) Aarav
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
19. 19.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) a good summary (c) talking over others (d) bringing in quiet ones
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Vihaan (c) Ananya
21. 21.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) saying nothing (c) polite disagreement (d) leading without bossing
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara interrupted others again and again; Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Arjun (c) Rohan
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Riya interrupted others again and again; Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Arjun
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Tara went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Tara
25. 25.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) leading without bossing (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) polite disagreement
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Vihaan (c) Ananya
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
28. 28.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) personal comments (c) polite disagreement (d) repeating others
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara only repeated what others had already said; Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Tara (c) Meera
32. 32.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ananya (c) Aarav
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Arjun (c) Riya
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Riya (c) Ananya
37. 37.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Rohan (c) Kabir
40. 40.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False

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