Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 393 · 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) loses marks (b) earns marks
2. 2.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun interrupted others again and again; Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Arjun (c) Vihaan
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Ishaan (c) Vihaan
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Aarav (c) Tara
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
8. 8.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the loudest speaker (c) the silent member (d) the fastest talker
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Saanvi
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Nisha
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Aarav (c) Arjun
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Vihaan (c) Saanvi
14. 14.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) personal comments (c) going off topic (d) listening to others
15. 15.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) talking over others (c) personal comments (d) polite disagreement
16. 16.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) choosing the winner (c) bossing everyone (d) guiding the group fairly
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Kabir (c) Riya
21. 21.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) saying nothing (c) clear, relevant points (d) personal comments
22. 22.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) going off topic (c) a good summary (d) saying nothing
24. 24.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) leading without bossing (c) saying nothing (d) repeating others
25. 25.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) mocking others (c) talking over others (d) building on others
26. 26.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ananya (c) Vihaan
28. 28.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
29. 29.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
30. 30.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) leading without bossing (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) losing your temper
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Rohan (c) Aarav
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Riya (c) Arjun
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Tara (c) Ishaan
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Nisha (c) Tara
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Nisha (c) Meera
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ishaan (c) Meera
39. 39.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ishaan (c) Ananya

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