Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 599 · 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: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) repeating others (c) clear, relevant points (d) talking over others
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Saanvi (c) Ishaan
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Vihaan (c) Ishaan
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera interrupted others again and again; Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Meera (c) Aarav
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Arjun
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
8. 8.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
10. 10.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) mocking others (c) ignoring others (d) building on others
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
12. 12.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) a good summary (c) saying nothing (d) going off topic
13. 13.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) speaking the most (c) choosing the winner (d) bossing everyone
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Ananya (c) Nisha
15. 15.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) the loudest speaker (c) the fastest talker (d) a clear, fair speaker
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
17. 17.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Arjun (c) Nisha
20. 20.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) clear, relevant points (c) polite disagreement (d) a good summary
21. 21.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Vihaan (c) Rohan
23. 23.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
24. 24.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Meera (c) Vihaan
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Nisha (c) Rohan
28. 28.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) your clothes (c) how you take part (d) your height
29. 29.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) personal comments (d) listening to others
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ishaan (c) Meera
31. 31.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir interrupted others again and again; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Nisha (c) Aarav
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Rohan (c) Ishaan
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Rohan (c) Saanvi
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Tara interrupted others again and again; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Rohan (c) Tara
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 “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ananya (c) Arjun
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Saanvi
39. 39.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) losing your temper (c) clear, relevant points (d) a good summary
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya interrupted others again and again; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Vihaan (c) Riya

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