Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 598 · 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: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the fastest talker (c) the loudest speaker (d) the silent member
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
4. 4.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) listening to others (c) leading without bossing (d) clear, relevant points
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Nisha (c) Riya
6. 6.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
7. 7.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to others (d) leading without bossing
8. 8.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Rohan (c) Arjun
10. 10.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) saying nothing (c) polite disagreement (d) listening to others
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Meera
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Vihaan (c) Ananya
14. 14.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) a good summary (c) talking over others (d) saying nothing
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Saanvi (c) Nisha
17. 17.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) bossing everyone (c) choosing the winner (d) speaking the most
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ishaan (c) Vihaan
19. 19.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
20. 20.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) polite disagreement (c) talking over others (d) going off topic
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Nisha (c) Kabir
22. 22.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) clear, relevant points (c) listening to others (d) losing your temper
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya interrupted others again and again; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Tara (c) Ananya
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ishaan (c) Aarav
25. 25.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
27. 27.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
29. 29.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
30. 30.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) going off topic (c) losing your temper (d) personal comments
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Rohan (c) Ananya
32. 32.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ananya (c) Ishaan
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Kabir interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Meera (c) Kabir
35. 35.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Rohan (c) Ananya
37. 37.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) your height (c) your clothes (d) how you take part
38. 38.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ananya (c) Ishaan
40. 40.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) talking over others (c) going off topic (d) repeating others

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