Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 542 · 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.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Rohan (c) Kabir
3. 3.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) losing your temper (c) repeating others (d) leading without bossing
4. 4.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
8. 8.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) listening to others (c) leading without bossing (d) personal comments
9. 9.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
11. 11.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) leading without bossing (c) clear, relevant points (d) talking over others
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Riya (c) Kabir
13. 13.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Tara interrupted others again and again; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ishaan (c) Riya
15. 15.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) your handwriting (c) your clothes (d) how you take part
17. 17.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) personal comments (c) going off topic (d) listening to others
18. 18.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) losing your temper (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) talking over others
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan interrupted others again and again; Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Aarav (c) Tara
20. 20.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ananya (c) Meera
22. 22.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) bossing everyone (c) choosing the winner (d) guiding the group fairly
23. 23.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan interrupted others again and again; Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Rohan (c) Saanvi
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ishaan (c) Riya
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara only repeated what others had already said; Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Tara (c) Arjun
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan interrupted others again and again; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
31. 31.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Tara (c) Riya
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Meera (c) Aarav
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya interrupted others again and again; Meera went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Meera (c) Arjun
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Rohan (c) Nisha
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ananya (c) Nisha
40. 40.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True

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