Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 484 · 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 clothes (b) your handwriting (c) your height (d) how you take part
2. 2.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) talking over others (c) a good summary (d) going off topic
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Tara
4. 4.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) talking over others (c) saying nothing (d) leading without bossing
5. 5.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) guiding the group fairly (c) speaking the most (d) bossing everyone
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
8. 8.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) building on others (b) ignoring others (c) mocking others (d) talking over others
11. 11.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) clear, relevant points (c) leading without bossing (d) bringing in quiet ones
12. 12.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
14. 14.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ishaan (c) Arjun
16. 16.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Nisha only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Tara (c) Vihaan
19. 19.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Rohan (c) Ananya
21. 21.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) clear, relevant points (c) personal comments (d) polite disagreement
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Riya (c) Vihaan
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
24. 24.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
25. 25.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) losing your temper (c) listening to others (d) clear, relevant points
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 board games better than screen games?”, Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ishaan (c) Aarav
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Riya (c) Aarav
29. 29.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the loudest speaker (d) the fastest talker
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Riya interrupted others again and again; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Riya
31. 31.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera interrupted others again and again; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Rohan
33. 33.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Kabir (c) Nisha
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Arjun (c) Kabir
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya only repeated what others had already said; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Riya
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
38. 38.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara interrupted others again and again; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Arjun (c) Rohan
40. 40.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True

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