Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 425 · 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: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the loudest speaker (d) the silent member
3. 3.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) polite disagreement (c) personal comments (d) a good summary
4. 4.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
5. 5.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) losing your temper (c) talking over others (d) listening to others
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Saanvi (c) Vihaan
7. 7.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) leading without bossing (c) losing your temper (d) personal comments
8. 8.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) guiding the group fairly (c) speaking the most (d) choosing the winner
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Saanvi (c) Kabir
11. 11.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ishaan (c) Kabir
13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
14. 14.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) your height (c) your clothes (d) how you take part
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Meera interrupted others again and again; Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Tara (c) Meera
16. 16.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) losing your temper (c) personal comments (d) going off topic
17. 17.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
19. 19.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) building on others (c) mocking others (d) ignoring others
20. 20.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
23. 23.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
24. 24.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Meera (c) Ananya
26. 26.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) listening to others (c) losing your temper (d) clear, relevant points
27. 27.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) losing your temper (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) personal comments
29. 29.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ananya (c) Ishaan
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha interrupted others again and again; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ishaan (c) Nisha
33. 33.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Rohan (c) Vihaan
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Meera (c) Ishaan
37. 37.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to others (d) going off topic
38. 38.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) going off topic (c) losing your temper (d) clear, relevant points
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Kabir (c) Rohan

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