Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 530 · 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: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Tara (c) Nisha
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Aarav (c) Meera
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ishaan (c) Riya
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Vihaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ishaan (c) Vihaan
6. 6.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) personal comments (c) losing your temper (d) saying nothing
7. 7.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) losing your temper (d) leading without bossing
8. 8.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Rohan (c) Nisha
10. 10.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) the fastest talker (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the loudest speaker
12. 12.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) personal comments (c) saying nothing (d) clear, relevant points
13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
14. 14.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
15. 15.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) talking over others (c) mocking others (d) building on others
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Saanvi (c) Vihaan
17. 17.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
18. 18.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Meera (c) Ishaan
20. 20.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
22. 22.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Arjun (c) Kabir
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara only repeated what others had already said; Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Kabir (c) Tara
25. 25.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) going off topic (c) a good summary (d) saying nothing
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Kabir (c) Tara
27. 27.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) losing your temper (c) saying nothing (d) leading without bossing
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Kabir (c) Aarav
29. 29.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Tara (c) Ishaan
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ishaan (c) Aarav
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Rohan (c) Saanvi
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Rohan (c) Kabir
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Vihaan (c) Saanvi
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Nisha (c) Ananya
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Riya (c) Aarav
38. 38.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) choosing the winner (c) speaking the most (d) guiding the group fairly
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ishaan (c) Saanvi
40. 40.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks

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