Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 626 · 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: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
3. 3.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) clear, relevant points (c) saying nothing (d) repeating others
4. 4.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) speaking the most (c) guiding the group fairly (d) bossing everyone
5. 5.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Nisha (c) Ishaan
7. 7.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) building on others (b) ignoring others (c) talking over others (d) mocking others
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Riya (c) Ananya
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Riya (c) Saanvi
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Tara (c) Vihaan
12. 12.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) leading without bossing (c) a good summary (d) polite disagreement
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Vihaan (c) Saanvi
14. 14.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
15. 15.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) losing your temper (c) repeating others (d) polite disagreement
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Meera (c) Arjun
17. 17.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to others (d) a good summary
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Meera (c) Ishaan
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Tara interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Saanvi (c) Kabir
21. 21.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) your handwriting (c) how you take part (d) your clothes
23. 23.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
25. 25.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) talking over others (c) saying nothing (d) bringing in quiet ones
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ananya (c) Nisha
27. 27.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Saanvi (c) Kabir
29. 29.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
31. 31.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) saying nothing (c) talking over others (d) losing your temper
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Vihaan (c) Tara
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Tara (c) Aarav
34. 34.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) repeating others (c) polite disagreement (d) clear, relevant points
35. 35.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Kabir (c) Nisha
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
38. 38.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Kabir (c) Ishaan

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