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Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 417 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) going off topic (c) saying nothing (d) repeating others
  2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
  3. 3.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) the fastest talker (c) the silent member (d) a clear, fair speaker
  4. 4.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your handwriting (c) your height (d) your clothes
  5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
  6. 6.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) leading without bossing (d) going off topic
  7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Vihaan (c) Aarav
  8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Kabir (c) Meera
  9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
  10. 10.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) building on others (b) talking over others (c) mocking others (d) ignoring others
  11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ananya interrupted others again and again; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ananya (c) Meera
  12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Aarav (c) Nisha
  13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
  14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Rohan (c) Riya
  15. 15.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) listening to others (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) losing your temper
  16. 16.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) polite disagreement (d) talking over others
  17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Kabir (c) Rohan
  18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
  19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Ishaan
  20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Meera (c) Nisha
  21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Tara (c) Rohan
  22. 22.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Kabir (c) Vihaan
  24. 24.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) personal comments (c) leading without bossing (d) polite disagreement
  25. 25.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) polite disagreement (c) leading without bossing (d) repeating others
  27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera interrupted others again and again; Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Vihaan (c) Meera
  28. 28.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) bossing everyone (c) guiding the group fairly (d) choosing the winner
  29. 29.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
  31. 31.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
  33. 33.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) losing your temper (c) going off topic (d) repeating others
  34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Aarav (c) Saanvi
  35. 35.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) polite disagreement (c) losing your temper (d) going off topic
  36. 36.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
  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?”, Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Arjun (c) Kabir
  39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Kabir (c) Rohan
  40. 40.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks

Answer key

  1. leading without bossing
  2. earns marks
  3. a clear, fair speaker
  4. how you take part
  5. loses marks
  6. going off topic
  7. Vihaan
  8. Kabir
  9. earns marks
  10. building on others
  11. Meera
  12. Aarav
  13. earns marks
  14. Riya
  15. losing your temper
  16. talking over others
  17. Meera
  18. earns marks
  19. Aarav
  20. Nisha
  21. Tara
  22. False
  23. Vihaan
  24. personal comments
  25. False
  26. repeating others
  27. Saanvi
  28. guiding the group fairly
  29. False
  30. earns marks
  31. False
  32. Aarav
  33. bringing in quiet ones
  34. Aarav
  35. polite disagreement
  36. earns marks
  37. loses marks
  38. Arjun
  39. Rohan
  40. loses marks

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