Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 612 · 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: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) repeating others (d) polite disagreement
4. 4.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) polite disagreement (c) talking over others (d) bringing in quiet ones
5. 5.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) your handwriting (c) your clothes (d) how you take part
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
7. 7.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the silent member (c) the loudest speaker (d) the fastest talker
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) Rohan
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Riya
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
12. 12.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Rohan (c) Vihaan
14. 14.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) talking over others (c) building on others (d) ignoring others
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ananya (c) Ishaan
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Tara (c) Nisha
17. 17.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Riya (c) Nisha
19. 19.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Nisha (c) Meera
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Arjun
22. 22.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) bossing everyone (c) choosing the winner (d) speaking the most
23. 23.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) leading without bossing (c) saying nothing (d) going off topic
24. 24.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) going off topic (c) saying nothing (d) a good summary
25. 25.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Tara (c) Kabir
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Saanvi (c) Kabir
28. 28.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
29. 29.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Nisha (c) Vihaan
31. 31.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) going off topic (c) personal comments (d) talking over others
32. 32.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) losing your temper (c) personal comments (d) polite disagreement
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha interrupted others again and again; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Nisha
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
35. 35.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) going off topic (c) saying nothing (d) listening to others
36. 36.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Tara (c) Aarav
38. 38.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Saanvi (c) Riya
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Rohan (c) Ananya

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