Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 64 · 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.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
2. 2.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the fastest talker (c) the loudest speaker (d) the silent member
3. 3.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) speaking the most (c) guiding the group fairly (d) bossing everyone
4. 4.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Kabir (c) Saanvi
6. 6.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) losing your temper (c) clear, relevant points (d) leading without bossing
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
9. 9.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
11. 11.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Tara (c) Nisha
13. 13.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) how you take part (c) your handwriting (d) your clothes
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera interrupted others again and again; Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Nisha
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Kabir (c) Aarav
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Saanvi (c) Kabir
17. 17.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) a good summary (c) clear, relevant points (d) saying nothing
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Nisha (c) Rohan
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Nisha (c) Rohan
20. 20.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) talking over others (c) going off topic (d) clear, relevant points
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Kabir (c) Rohan
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Arjun (c) Rohan
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara interrupted others again and again; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Arjun (c) Tara
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ishaan (c) Aarav
26. 26.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) building on others (b) talking over others (c) ignoring others (d) mocking others
27. 27.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) talking over others (c) listening to others (d) bringing in quiet ones
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara interrupted others again and again; Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Kabir (c) Meera
30. 30.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
31. 31.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
32. 32.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) polite disagreement (c) losing your temper (d) going off topic
33. 33.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) talking over others (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) personal comments
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Vihaan
35. 35.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) a good summary (c) saying nothing (d) going off topic
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Arjun (c) Saanvi
37. 37.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) a good summary (d) polite disagreement
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Kabir (c) Tara
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ananya (c) Kabir

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