Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 641 · 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.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) choosing the winner (c) speaking the most (d) bossing everyone
2. 2.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
3. 3.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) polite disagreement (c) a good summary (d) leading without bossing
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Aarav
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
6. 6.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) a good summary (c) repeating others (d) leading without bossing
7. 7.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the loudest speaker (d) the fastest talker
8. 8.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) personal comments (c) polite disagreement (d) clear, relevant points
10. 10.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your height (c) your clothes (d) your handwriting
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Nisha (c) Aarav
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Nisha (c) Ishaan
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ananya (c) Rohan
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
16. 16.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Meera (c) Ishaan
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ananya (c) Riya
19. 19.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Ishaan
22. 22.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
23. 23.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Vihaan (c) Kabir
25. 25.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Arjun
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Meera (c) Nisha
28. 28.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Rohan (c) Kabir
30. 30.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Vihaan (c) Tara
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
33. 33.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ishaan (c) Rohan
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Riya (c) Nisha
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Nisha
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Kabir (c) Aarav
39. 39.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) building on others (c) ignoring others (d) mocking others
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya interrupted others again and again; Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Riya (c) Ananya

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