Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 718 · 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.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) a good summary (c) talking over others (d) polite disagreement
2. 2.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) personal comments (c) talking over others (d) polite disagreement
4. 4.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Kabir (c) Saanvi
6. 6.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
8. 8.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the loudest speaker (c) the fastest talker (d) the silent member
10. 10.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Tara (c) Nisha
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Tara interrupted others again and again; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Tara (c) Ananya
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ishaan (c) Vihaan
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Rohan (c) Nisha
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Arjun (c) Riya
16. 16.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Ishaan (c) Tara
19. 19.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) bossing everyone (c) speaking the most (d) guiding the group fairly
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Tara went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Arjun (c) Ananya
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Meera (c) Ananya
23. 23.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
24. 24.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
25. 25.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) clear, relevant points (c) going off topic (d) a good summary
27. 27.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) leading without bossing (c) losing your temper (d) saying nothing
29. 29.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Arjun (c) Ishaan
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Rohan (c) Saanvi
32. 32.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) building on others (c) mocking others (d) talking over others
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Tara only repeated what others had already said; Riya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Meera (c) Riya
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun 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) Meera (b) Ishaan (c) Arjun
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya interrupted others again and again; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Riya (c) Rohan
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Riya (c) Ishaan
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Aarav (c) Rohan
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Vihaan
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Tara only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Arjun (c) Tara
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Tara only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Arjun (c) Aarav

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