Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 62 · 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.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) repeating others (d) a good summary
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
4. 4.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Ishaan (c) Meera
6. 6.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) personal comments (c) polite disagreement (d) leading without bossing
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ishaan (c) Saanvi
8. 8.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) your handwriting (c) your height (d) how you take part
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Saanvi (c) Riya
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Tara (c) Arjun
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Ishaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Vihaan (c) Tara
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Meera
15. 15.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the silent member (d) the loudest speaker
16. 16.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
17. 17.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
18. 18.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) going off topic (c) talking over others (d) listening to others
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Vihaan (c) Kabir
20. 20.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Ishaan
22. 22.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
23. 23.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) going off topic (c) repeating others (d) bringing in quiet ones
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Meera (c) Aarav
25. 25.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) listening to others (c) leading without bossing (d) a good summary
26. 26.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
28. 28.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Meera
30. 30.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
32. 32.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) saying nothing (c) going off topic (d) leading without bossing
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Arjun
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Arjun (c) Ishaan
35. 35.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
37. 37.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Riya (c) Kabir
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Vihaan (c) Saanvi
40. 40.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False

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