Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 59 · 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: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
2. 2.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) clear, relevant points (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating others
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Nisha (c) Tara
4. 4.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Nisha (c) Riya
7. 7.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) the loudest speaker (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the fastest talker
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Saanvi (c) Ananya
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Kabir (c) Riya
12. 12.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) repeating others (c) polite disagreement (d) going off topic
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera interrupted others again and again; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Meera (c) Aarav
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Saanvi (c) Kabir
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Aarav (c) Nisha
16. 16.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) saying nothing (c) losing your temper (d) repeating others
17. 17.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) how you take part (c) your clothes (d) your height
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
19. 19.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Tara (c) Aarav
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Kabir (c) Ishaan
22. 22.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) Riya
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Saanvi (c) Aarav
26. 26.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ishaan (c) Kabir
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Aarav (c) Nisha
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Riya (c) Arjun
30. 30.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) guiding the group fairly (c) choosing the winner (d) bossing everyone
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Nisha (c) Saanvi
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Meera (c) Ananya
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha interrupted others again and again; Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Arjun only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Kabir (c) Nisha
35. 35.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
36. 36.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Tara interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ishaan (c) Tara
38. 38.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) talking over others (c) going off topic (d) personal comments
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Tara (c) Arjun
40. 40.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False

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