Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 513 · 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.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) mocking others (c) ignoring others (d) building on others
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ishaan (c) Aarav
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Arjun (c) Tara
4. 4.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) repeating others (c) leading without bossing (d) losing your temper
5. 5.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) your height (c) how you take part (d) your handwriting
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Meera (c) Arjun
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun interrupted others again and again; Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Riya (c) Kabir
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Saanvi (c) Tara
10. 10.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) the loudest speaker (c) the fastest talker (d) a clear, fair speaker
11. 11.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
13. 13.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
14. 14.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) saying nothing (c) a good summary (d) losing your temper
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Kabir (c) Meera
16. 16.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
17. 17.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) clear, relevant points (c) a good summary (d) repeating others
18. 18.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) a good summary (c) clear, relevant points (d) personal comments
19. 19.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Kabir (c) Ananya
21. 21.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) clear, relevant points (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) polite disagreement
22. 22.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) choosing the winner (c) bossing everyone (d) speaking the most
23. 23.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) personal comments (c) going off topic (d) losing your temper
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya interrupted others again and again; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Ananya (c) Meera
25. 25.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) talking over others (c) saying nothing (d) repeating others
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Ishaan (c) Rohan
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Nisha (c) Vihaan
29. 29.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera interrupted others again and again; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Rohan (c) Meera
31. 31.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
32. 32.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Saanvi
35. 35.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
36. 36.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
38. 38.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True

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