Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 424 · 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: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Kabir (c) Rohan
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
4. 4.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) saying nothing (c) clear, relevant points (d) losing your temper
5. 5.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) your handwriting (c) your clothes (d) how you take part
7. 7.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) the loudest speaker (c) the fastest talker (d) a clear, fair speaker
8. 8.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) choosing the winner (c) guiding the group fairly (d) bossing everyone
10. 10.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
13. 13.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
14. 14.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) talking over others (c) leading without bossing (d) polite disagreement
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Rohan (c) Nisha
17. 17.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
18. 18.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) saying nothing (c) repeating others (d) bringing in quiet ones
19. 19.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) polite disagreement (c) clear, relevant points (d) repeating others
20. 20.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
23. 23.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) saying nothing (c) personal comments (d) a good summary
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Kabir (c) Nisha
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Tara (c) Arjun
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Rohan (c) Meera
29. 29.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) building on others (b) mocking others (c) talking over others (d) ignoring others
30. 30.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) talking over others (c) repeating others (d) saying nothing
31. 31.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) clear, relevant points (c) polite disagreement (d) losing your temper
33. 33.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Saanvi interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Saanvi
36. 36.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ananya (c) Nisha
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Tara (c) Nisha
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Vihaan (c) Ishaan

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