Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 693 · 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.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the loudest speaker (d) the silent member
2. 2.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) going off topic (c) a good summary (d) polite disagreement
3. 3.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya only repeated what others had already said; Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Riya (c) Meera
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya only repeated what others had already said; Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Meera (c) Riya
7. 7.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) repeating others (d) listening to others
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ishaan (c) Rohan
9. 9.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) mocking others (c) talking over others (d) building on others
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Meera (c) Arjun
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Riya (c) Kabir
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
13. 13.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) going off topic (c) talking over others (d) clear, relevant points
15. 15.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) going off topic (c) saying nothing (d) talking over others
16. 16.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
18. 18.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) speaking the most (c) guiding the group fairly (d) choosing the winner
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Arjun (c) Riya
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Tara (c) Nisha
21. 21.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) your handwriting (c) how you take part (d) your clothes
22. 22.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
23. 23.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
24. 24.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara only repeated what others had already said; Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Riya (c) Tara
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Tara (c) Vihaan
27. 27.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
29. 29.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Tara (c) Rohan
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ishaan (c) Nisha
34. 34.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Tara (c) Kabir
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Vihaan (c) Riya
37. 37.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) talking over others (c) repeating others (d) personal comments
38. 38.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) talking over others (c) polite disagreement (d) leading without bossing
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Meera (c) Ananya

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