Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 585 · 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 speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
2. 2.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) talking over others (c) personal comments (d) bringing in quiet ones
3. 3.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) leading without bossing (c) clear, relevant points (d) listening to others
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Meera (c) Kabir
5. 5.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) clear, relevant points (c) leading without bossing (d) a good summary
6. 6.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) personal comments (c) saying nothing (d) going off topic
7. 7.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) building on others (c) mocking others (d) ignoring others
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
11. 11.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the loudest speaker (c) the fastest talker (d) the silent member
12. 12.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Riya (c) Arjun
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Rohan
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ishaan (c) Vihaan
16. 16.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) repeating others (c) polite disagreement (d) talking over others
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Rohan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Saanvi (c) Rohan
18. 18.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) listening to others (c) polite disagreement (d) going off topic
19. 19.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
21. 21.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) personal comments (c) leading without bossing (d) talking over others
23. 23.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) going off topic (c) repeating others (d) talking over others
24. 24.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) going off topic (c) saying nothing (d) a good summary
25. 25.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya only repeated what others had already said; Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Nisha (c) Riya
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Nisha (c) Kabir
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Riya (c) Meera
29. 29.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
30. 30.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Aarav (c) Meera
33. 33.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Saanvi (c) Nisha
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Arjun (c) Meera
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ananya (c) Arjun
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera interrupted others again and again; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Meera (c) Vihaan
38. 38.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
40. 40.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) listening to others (c) clear, relevant points (d) repeating others

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