Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 449 · 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) True (b) False
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Tara interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Nisha (c) Meera
3. 3.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) going off topic (c) a good summary (d) clear, relevant points
4. 4.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) the fastest talker (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the loudest speaker
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
6. 6.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
7. 7.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Rohan (c) Riya
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
10. 10.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) speaking the most (c) choosing the winner (d) bossing everyone
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Vihaan (c) Nisha
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Riya (c) Arjun
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Arjun (c) Riya
14. 14.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
15. 15.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ananya (c) Saanvi
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Nisha (c) Tara
18. 18.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) listening to others (c) talking over others (d) repeating others
19. 19.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) building on others (c) ignoring others (d) mocking others
20. 20.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) your height (c) how you take part (d) your clothes
21. 21.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) talking over others (c) saying nothing (d) bringing in quiet ones
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Saanvi (c) Riya
24. 24.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya interrupted others again and again; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Ananya (c) Ishaan
26. 26.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) talking over others (c) saying nothing (d) losing your temper
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Vihaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Meera (c) Arjun
28. 28.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) a good summary (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) leading without bossing
29. 29.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
31. 31.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Tara (c) Nisha
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Vihaan (c) Arjun
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Tara (c) Kabir
38. 38.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan interrupted others again and again; Tara only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Ishaan (c) Tara
40. 40.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) clear, relevant points (c) talking over others (d) leading without bossing

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