Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 567 · 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: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Vihaan (c) Arjun
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya interrupted others again and again; Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Kabir (c) Rohan
4. 4.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) ignoring others (c) building on others (d) mocking others
5. 5.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the fastest talker (d) the loudest speaker
8. 8.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) leading without bossing (c) listening to others (d) going off topic
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Riya (c) Rohan
11. 11.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) losing your temper (c) saying nothing (d) going off topic
12. 12.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) losing your temper (c) a good summary (d) bringing in quiet ones
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ishaan (c) Rohan
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
16. 16.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
18. 18.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) a good summary (c) clear, relevant points (d) bringing in quiet ones
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
22. 22.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Rohan (c) Aarav
24. 24.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) repeating others (d) talking over others
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Rohan (c) Aarav
26. 26.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) going off topic (c) talking over others (d) saying nothing
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Rohan (c) Riya
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Nisha (c) Aarav
29. 29.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) saying nothing (c) repeating others (d) listening to others
30. 30.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
31. 31.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) bossing everyone (c) guiding the group fairly (d) speaking the most
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Aarav (c) Meera
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Vihaan (c) Rohan
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Rohan (c) Ishaan
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Kabir (c) Ishaan
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ishaan (c) Kabir
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Vihaan (c) Ananya
39. 39.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Tara (c) Vihaan

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