Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 415 · 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) a good summary (c) personal comments (d) going off topic
2. 2.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) how you take part (c) your handwriting (d) your clothes
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Riya (c) Vihaan
4. 4.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
5. 5.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
7. 7.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) saying nothing (c) talking over others (d) clear, relevant points
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Kabir (c) Tara
9. 9.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) speaking the most (c) guiding the group fairly (d) bossing everyone
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Vihaan (c) Riya
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Arjun only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Aarav (c) Arjun
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Vihaan (c) Riya
15. 15.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) personal comments (c) listening to others (d) repeating others
16. 16.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
17. 17.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) going off topic (c) leading without bossing (d) talking over others
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
19. 19.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Aarav (c) Tara
21. 21.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) the silent member (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the fastest talker
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Tara (c) Nisha
24. 24.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
25. 25.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) losing your temper (c) polite disagreement (d) clear, relevant points
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ishaan (c) Rohan
28. 28.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) polite disagreement (c) leading without bossing (d) repeating others
30. 30.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
33. 33.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) personal comments (c) a good summary (d) listening to others
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
35. 35.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) going off topic (c) clear, relevant points (d) a good summary
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Meera (c) Aarav
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Vihaan
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Saanvi (c) Riya
40. 40.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) clear, relevant points (d) talking over others

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