Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 504 · 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: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya interrupted others again and again; Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ananya (c) Nisha
4. 4.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
6. 6.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) saying nothing (c) talking over others (d) bringing in quiet ones
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ishaan (c) Nisha
8. 8.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
10. 10.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) clear, relevant points (c) a good summary (d) losing your temper
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Saanvi (c) Arjun
13. 13.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Riya (c) Rohan
15. 15.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
16. 16.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) choosing the winner (c) bossing everyone (d) guiding the group fairly
17. 17.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your height (c) your clothes (d) your handwriting
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Saanvi (c) Riya
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ishaan (c) Aarav
20. 20.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) mocking others (c) building on others (d) talking over others
22. 22.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
23. 23.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
24. 24.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) personal comments (c) a good summary (d) repeating others
25. 25.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Vihaan (c) Rohan
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Vihaan (c) Ananya
28. 28.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ananya (c) Meera
30. 30.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ishaan (c) Vihaan
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
33. 33.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) going off topic (c) clear, relevant points (d) polite disagreement
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Kabir (c) Aarav
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ishaan (c) Ananya
36. 36.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) clear, relevant points (c) listening to others (d) a good summary
37. 37.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Riya interrupted others again and again; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Vihaan (c) Riya
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ananya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Vihaan (c) Ananya
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan

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