Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 52 · 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: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Ishaan (c) Riya
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Rohan (c) Aarav
4. 4.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
5. 5.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) losing your temper (c) personal comments (d) going off topic
6. 6.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Arjun (c) Aarav
9. 9.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) bossing everyone (c) choosing the winner (d) speaking the most
10. 10.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) polite disagreement (d) a good summary
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Vihaan (c) Aarav
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Aarav (c) Rohan
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya interrupted others again and again; Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Rohan (c) Ananya
14. 14.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) listening to others (c) going off topic (d) personal comments
15. 15.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) saying nothing (d) losing your temper
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ishaan (c) Nisha
17. 17.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ananya (c) Aarav
20. 20.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) the loudest speaker (c) the fastest talker (d) a clear, fair speaker
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
22. 22.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your clothes (c) your height (d) your handwriting
23. 23.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
25. 25.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) saying nothing (c) polite disagreement (d) talking over others
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Tara (c) Saanvi
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera interrupted others again and again; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Nisha (c) Arjun
28. 28.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ananya (c) Saanvi
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ishaan (c) Ananya
31. 31.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ishaan (c) Riya
35. 35.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) going off topic (c) saying nothing (d) leading without bossing
36. 36.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Nisha (c) Riya
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ishaan (c) Tara
40. 40.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks

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