Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 637 · 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: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara interrupted others again and again; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ananya (c) Nisha
3. 3.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
5. 5.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Aarav (c) Tara
7. 7.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) bossing everyone (c) speaking the most (d) choosing the winner
9. 9.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) the loudest speaker (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the silent member
10. 10.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) repeating others (c) listening to others (d) polite disagreement
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ishaan (c) Tara
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Rohan (c) Riya
13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Kabir (c) Arjun
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Riya (c) Ishaan
16. 16.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) ignoring others (c) mocking others (d) building on others
17. 17.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) personal comments (c) going off topic (d) polite disagreement
18. 18.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) losing your temper (c) listening to others (d) going off topic
19. 19.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) personal comments (c) clear, relevant points (d) polite disagreement
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Rohan (c) Kabir
21. 21.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Riya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Rohan
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Rohan (c) Ishaan
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ishaan (c) Rohan
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
27. 27.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) talking over others (d) repeating others
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya interrupted others again and again; Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Arjun (c) Vihaan
29. 29.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
30. 30.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Nisha (c) Aarav
32. 32.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) losing your temper (c) talking over others (d) personal comments
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Aarav (c) Rohan
34. 34.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Vihaan (c) Meera
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Arjun (c) Nisha
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun interrupted others again and again; Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Arjun
39. 39.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Meera (c) Arjun

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