Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 50 · 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.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
2. 2.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) bossing everyone (c) guiding the group fairly (d) choosing the winner
3. 3.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) talking over others (c) personal comments (d) repeating others
4. 4.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) a good summary (c) polite disagreement (d) personal comments
5. 5.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Arjun (c) Tara
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Riya (c) Aarav
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
11. 11.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) building on others (b) mocking others (c) ignoring others (d) talking over others
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Kabir (c) Nisha
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Riya (c) Nisha
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Meera (c) Aarav
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Arjun (c) Saanvi
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Tara (c) Aarav
17. 17.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
18. 18.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Riya (c) Aarav
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Riya (c) Kabir
21. 21.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) repeating others (c) saying nothing (d) talking over others
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Tara (c) Vihaan
23. 23.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) talking over others (d) saying nothing
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Tara interrupted others again and again; Rohan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Tara (c) Ishaan
25. 25.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) listening to others (c) personal comments (d) talking over others
26. 26.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your height (c) your handwriting (d) your clothes
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya only repeated what others had already said; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Riya (c) Nisha
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Saanvi
29. 29.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) losing your temper (c) going off topic (d) repeating others
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ishaan (c) Kabir
31. 31.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to others (c) going off topic (d) clear, relevant points
32. 32.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) a good summary (c) saying nothing (d) bringing in quiet ones
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Kabir (c) Aarav
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
35. 35.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
36. 36.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
37. 37.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) personal comments (c) saying nothing (d) polite disagreement
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Saanvi (c) Tara
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Tara interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Tara (c) Saanvi

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