Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 460 · 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.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) your clothes (c) how you take part (d) your height
2. 2.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) repeating others (c) going off topic (d) talking over others
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
7. 7.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Nisha (c) Meera
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
10. 10.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) listening to others (c) going off topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
11. 11.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the fastest talker (d) the silent member
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
13. 13.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Nisha
15. 15.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) repeating others (c) losing your temper (d) bringing in quiet ones
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Saanvi (c) Riya
17. 17.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) losing your temper (c) repeating others (d) talking over others
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Meera (c) Rohan
19. 19.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
20. 20.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Nisha (c) Tara
22. 22.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Vihaan (c) Meera
24. 24.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) clear, relevant points (c) a good summary (d) leading without bossing
25. 25.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) mocking others (c) building on others (d) talking over others
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Riya (c) Rohan
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Saanvi (c) Vihaan
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Rohan (c) Saanvi
31. 31.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Rohan (c) Aarav
35. 35.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) a good summary (c) clear, relevant points (d) bringing in quiet ones
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Kabir (c) Ananya
37. 37.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) personal comments (c) a good summary (d) leading without bossing
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Meera (c) Saanvi
39. 39.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) guiding the group fairly (c) speaking the most (d) bossing everyone
40. 40.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) going off topic (c) talking over others (d) repeating others

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