Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 706 · 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: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Tara went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Meera (c) Saanvi
3. 3.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) repeating others (d) clear, relevant points
4. 4.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) clear, relevant points (c) polite disagreement (d) leading without bossing
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Rohan (c) Meera
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Nisha (c) Saanvi
7. 7.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) listening to others (c) going off topic (d) talking over others
8. 8.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) clear, relevant points (c) saying nothing (d) losing your temper
9. 9.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) ignoring others (c) building on others (d) mocking others
10. 10.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) clear, relevant points (c) a good summary (d) bringing in quiet ones
11. 11.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Meera (c) Ishaan
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Arjun (c) Ananya
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Saanvi (c) Vihaan
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Tara only repeated what others had already said; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Meera (c) Tara
17. 17.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the fastest talker (c) the loudest speaker (d) the silent member
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Meera (c) Kabir
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya only repeated what others had already said; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Tara
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Nisha (c) Meera
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Kabir (c) Vihaan
22. 22.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
23. 23.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) saying nothing (d) personal comments
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Rohan (c) Vihaan
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ananya (c) Rohan
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya interrupted others again and again; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Arjun (c) Kabir
28. 28.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) losing your temper (c) listening to others (d) leading without bossing
29. 29.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) guiding the group fairly (c) choosing the winner (d) bossing everyone
30. 30.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Meera interrupted others again and again; Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Meera (c) Rohan
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Nisha (c) Saanvi
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
35. 35.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir interrupted others again and again; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Nisha (c) Riya
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Riya (c) Ishaan
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Riya (c) Arjun
40. 40.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks

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