Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 535 · 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.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your handwriting (c) your height (d) your clothes
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
3. 3.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) the fastest talker (c) the silent member (d) a clear, fair speaker
4. 4.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
6. 6.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) repeating others (c) clear, relevant points (d) polite disagreement
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Saanvi (c) Riya
8. 8.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) clear, relevant points (c) polite disagreement (d) saying nothing
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Rohan (c) Ishaan
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Rohan (c) Aarav
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
12. 12.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Meera (c) Saanvi
14. 14.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Rohan (c) Tara
16. 16.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) talking over others (d) listening to others
17. 17.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) leading without bossing (c) clear, relevant points (d) bringing in quiet ones
18. 18.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) clear, relevant points (c) a good summary (d) personal comments
19. 19.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) clear, relevant points (c) losing your temper (d) bringing in quiet ones
20. 20.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) losing your temper (c) polite disagreement (d) personal comments
21. 21.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) listening to others (c) going off topic (d) repeating others
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Aarav only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Rohan (c) Riya
23. 23.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) personal comments (d) losing your temper
24. 24.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) saying nothing (c) personal comments (d) a good summary
25. 25.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
26. 26.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) mocking others (c) building on others (d) talking over others
27. 27.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Kabir (c) Ananya
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ananya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
30. 30.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) saying nothing (c) clear, relevant points (d) losing your temper
32. 32.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir interrupted others again and again; Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Rohan (c) Meera
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Kabir (c) Saanvi
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya interrupted others again and again; Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Saanvi (c) Ananya
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
38. 38.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Arjun (c) Saanvi
40. 40.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) speaking the most (c) bossing everyone (d) choosing the winner

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