Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 60 · 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: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Rohan (c) Aarav
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Meera (c) Aarav
4. 4.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
6. 6.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Rohan
8. 8.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Vihaan (c) Kabir
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ananya (c) Nisha
11. 11.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
13. 13.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) saying nothing (d) repeating others
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Vihaan (c) Rohan
17. 17.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
19. 19.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) the loudest speaker (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the silent member
20. 20.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) leading without bossing (c) talking over others (d) saying nothing
22. 22.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) speaking the most (c) bossing everyone (d) choosing the winner
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ananya (c) Meera
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Nisha (c) Ananya
25. 25.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
27. 27.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) how you take part (c) your clothes (d) your handwriting
28. 28.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) talking over others (c) listening to others (d) polite disagreement
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Rohan (c) Meera
30. 30.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) losing your temper (c) talking over others (d) a good summary
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Tara (c) Rohan
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya interrupted others again and again; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ananya (c) Riya
33. 33.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) leading without bossing (c) losing your temper (d) polite disagreement
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ishaan (c) Kabir
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera interrupted others again and again; Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Meera (c) Rohan
37. 37.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) personal comments (c) saying nothing (d) listening to others
38. 38.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) ignoring others (c) building on others (d) talking over others
39. 39.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) saying nothing (c) clear, relevant points (d) losing your temper

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