Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 440 · 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 loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) leading without bossing (d) repeating others
2. 2.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ishaan (c) Vihaan
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
6. 6.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
7. 7.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) bossing everyone (c) guiding the group fairly (d) choosing the winner
8. 8.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) personal comments (c) going off topic (d) talking over others
9. 9.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) going off topic (c) talking over others (d) saying nothing
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya interrupted others again and again; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Ananya (c) Nisha
11. 11.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) clear, relevant points (c) polite disagreement (d) bringing in quiet ones
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Nisha (c) Ananya
14. 14.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) the fastest talker (c) the silent member (d) a clear, fair speaker
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ishaan (c) Riya
17. 17.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Saanvi (c) Nisha
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Arjun (c) Ananya
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Rohan (c) Ishaan
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ishaan (c) Ananya
22. 22.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) polite disagreement (c) going off topic (d) losing your temper
23. 23.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) leading without bossing (c) polite disagreement (d) listening to others
24. 24.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
25. 25.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Nisha (c) Saanvi
27. 27.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) leading without bossing (c) repeating others (d) talking over others
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Arjun
29. 29.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Vihaan (c) Riya
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Vihaan (c) Nisha
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Riya (c) Aarav
33. 33.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Tara (c) Kabir
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Aarav (c) Riya
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Nisha only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Nisha (c) Ananya
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Riya (c) Meera
38. 38.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
39. 39.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Kabir

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