Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 537 · 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) building on others (b) mocking others (c) talking over others (d) ignoring others
2. 2.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) repeating others (c) talking over others (d) going off topic
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
4. 4.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Kabir (c) Riya
6. 6.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Riya (c) Ananya
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera interrupted others again and again; Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Kabir (c) Saanvi
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Arjun only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Arjun (c) Saanvi
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Nisha (c) Ishaan
11. 11.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) listening to others (c) going off topic (d) a good summary
12. 12.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya interrupted others again and again; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Tara (c) Ananya
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Arjun (c) Vihaan
15. 15.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) a good summary (c) listening to others (d) losing your temper
16. 16.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
19. 19.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) leading without bossing (c) personal comments (d) clear, relevant points
20. 20.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Vihaan (c) Aarav
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Saanvi (c) Meera
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Arjun (c) Tara
24. 24.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) repeating others (c) losing your temper (d) going off topic
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Kabir (c) Arjun
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
28. 28.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) personal comments (c) leading without bossing (d) talking over others
29. 29.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
32. 32.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) talking over others (c) repeating others (d) polite disagreement
33. 33.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya interrupted others again and again; Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Arjun (c) Kabir
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Kabir (c) Nisha
37. 37.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your height (c) your clothes (d) your handwriting
38. 38.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
40. 40.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True

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