Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 401 · 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: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Saanvi (c) Riya
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Nisha (c) Arjun
4. 4.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the fastest talker (c) the silent member (d) the loudest speaker
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ishaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ishaan (c) Rohan
6. 6.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) a good summary (c) repeating others (d) saying nothing
7. 7.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) bossing everyone (c) speaking the most (d) choosing the winner
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
9. 9.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) saying nothing (c) personal comments (d) going off topic
10. 10.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) polite disagreement (c) clear, relevant points (d) bringing in quiet ones
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
12. 12.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Vihaan
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ishaan (c) Riya
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Meera (c) Vihaan
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Meera (c) Saanvi
17. 17.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
19. 19.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your height (c) your handwriting (d) your clothes
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Rohan
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Ishaan (c) Riya
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ananya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ananya (c) Tara
24. 24.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Aarav (c) Arjun
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Saanvi (c) Arjun
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir interrupted others again and again; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Meera
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Tara (c) Kabir
29. 29.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) listening to others (c) talking over others (d) polite disagreement
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Aarav (c) Meera
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Aarav (c) Tara
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Kabir (c) Arjun
33. 33.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
34. 34.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) a good summary (c) leading without bossing (d) going off topic
36. 36.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
38. 38.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ananya (c) Meera

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