Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 418 · 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.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your handwriting (c) your clothes (d) your height
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Riya (c) Saanvi
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya interrupted others again and again; Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Riya (c) Ananya
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Nisha (c) Aarav
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
7. 7.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) clear, relevant points (c) leading without bossing (d) polite disagreement
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Tara interrupted others again and again; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Arjun (c) Ishaan
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
10. 10.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) talking over others (c) leading without bossing (d) bringing in quiet ones
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Kabir (c) Riya
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara interrupted others again and again; Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ishaan (c) Tara
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ananya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Meera (c) Ishaan
14. 14.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) talking over others (c) listening to others (d) personal comments
15. 15.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) going off topic (c) repeating others (d) bringing in quiet ones
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Riya (c) Kabir
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Meera (c) Arjun
18. 18.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun interrupted others again and again; Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Riya (c) Nisha
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Rohan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Meera (c) Rohan
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ananya (c) Vihaan
23. 23.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) polite disagreement (c) listening to others (d) saying nothing
24. 24.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) personal comments (c) saying nothing (d) leading without bossing
25. 25.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Saanvi (c) Vihaan
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Arjun (c) Kabir
29. 29.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
30. 30.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) listening to others (c) clear, relevant points (d) personal comments
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya only repeated what others had already said; Tara interrupted others again and again; Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Rohan (c) Riya
33. 33.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) choosing the winner (c) guiding the group fairly (d) bossing everyone
34. 34.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) talking over others (c) ignoring others (d) building on others
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Nisha (c) Arjun
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya interrupted others again and again; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Riya (c) Ananya
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
38. 38.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) going off topic (c) a good summary (d) clear, relevant points
39. 39.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
40. 40.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False

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