Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 482 · 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.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) bossing everyone (c) guiding the group fairly (d) speaking the most
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
3. 3.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
5. 5.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Tara (c) Saanvi
7. 7.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the fastest talker (d) the silent member
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Tara only repeated what others had already said; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Nisha (c) Aarav
10. 10.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Tara only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Vihaan (c) Tara
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ananya (c) Nisha
13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
14. 14.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Arjun (c) Vihaan
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Tara (c) Saanvi
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ananya (c) Vihaan
18. 18.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Rohan (c) Vihaan
21. 21.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ananya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Tara (c) Ishaan
24. 24.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera interrupted others again and again; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Meera (c) Aarav
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Arjun (c) Aarav
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha interrupted others again and again; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Aarav (c) Riya
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Rohan (c) Nisha
30. 30.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) your handwriting (c) how you take part (d) your clothes
32. 32.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) polite disagreement (c) going off topic (d) leading without bossing
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ananya (c) Meera
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Saanvi (c) Vihaan
35. 35.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
36. 36.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) leading without bossing (c) talking over others (d) personal comments
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Aarav (c) Ananya
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya interrupted others again and again; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Kabir (c) Arjun
40. 40.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False

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