Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 632 · 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 shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) building on others (c) talking over others (d) mocking others
2. 2.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) listening to others (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) personal comments
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Riya only repeated what others had already said; Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Meera (c) Aarav
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Tara went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ishaan (c) Tara
5. 5.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) repeating others (c) listening to others (d) going off topic
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
7. 7.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Riya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Arjun (c) Ananya
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ananya (c) Arjun
10. 10.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Meera (c) Ananya
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
13. 13.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) talking over others (c) a good summary (d) listening to others
16. 16.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
17. 17.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
18. 18.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) a good summary (c) talking over others (d) personal comments
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ishaan (c) Aarav
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Nisha (c) Riya
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
22. 22.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Tara (c) Riya
24. 24.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) clear, relevant points (c) losing your temper (d) repeating others
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Tara
26. 26.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Arjun (c) Aarav
29. 29.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) polite disagreement (c) listening to others (d) saying nothing
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Arjun (c) Saanvi
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Meera (c) Arjun
32. 32.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) your height (c) your handwriting (d) how you take part
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Meera (c) Ananya
35. 35.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) going off topic (c) polite disagreement (d) listening to others
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Kabir (c) Aarav
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Saanvi (c) Meera
38. 38.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) losing your temper (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to others
39. 39.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Saanvi

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