Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 57 · 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: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Tara (c) Aarav
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Vihaan (c) Aarav
4. 4.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) a good summary (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off topic
6. 6.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your handwriting (c) your height (d) your clothes
7. 7.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) saying nothing (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) clear, relevant points
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Ananya (c) Nisha
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
10. 10.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) leading without bossing (d) personal comments
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
12. 12.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha interrupted others again and again; Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ananya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Nisha (c) Arjun
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ananya (c) Saanvi
16. 16.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
17. 17.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) the fastest talker (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the loudest speaker
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Tara (c) Riya
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Kabir (c) Riya
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Ishaan
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun interrupted others again and again; Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Kabir (c) Arjun
23. 23.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
24. 24.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
25. 25.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
26. 26.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ishaan (c) Nisha
28. 28.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) repeating others (c) clear, relevant points (d) going off topic
31. 31.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) bossing everyone (c) guiding the group fairly (d) choosing the winner
32. 32.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Tara went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Ananya
35. 35.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) leading without bossing (c) losing your temper (d) a good summary
36. 36.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
38. 38.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Rohan (c) Saanvi
40. 40.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False

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