Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 748 · 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: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Riya (c) Arjun
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
4. 4.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the fastest talker (c) the silent member (d) the loudest speaker
6. 6.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) polite disagreement (c) listening to others (d) clear, relevant points
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun interrupted others again and again; Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Tara
8. 8.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) repeating others (c) talking over others (d) losing your temper
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
10. 10.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) listening to others (c) going off topic (d) polite disagreement
11. 11.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) clear, relevant points (d) saying nothing
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
13. 13.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) bossing everyone (c) guiding the group fairly (d) choosing the winner
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Rohan (c) Tara
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
16. 16.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) listening to others (c) talking over others (d) going off topic
18. 18.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) your clothes (c) your height (d) how you take part
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Vihaan (c) Nisha
20. 20.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) personal comments (c) polite disagreement (d) listening to others
21. 21.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Meera (c) Nisha
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Vihaan (c) Riya
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Saanvi (c) Riya
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Riya (c) Kabir
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Riya (c) Saanvi
27. 27.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
29. 29.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) repeating others (d) polite disagreement
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara interrupted others again and again; Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Kabir (c) Tara
31. 31.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Tara (c) Ananya
33. 33.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) talking over others (c) building on others (d) ignoring others
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Tara (c) Vihaan
35. 35.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Saanvi (c) Tara
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Riya (c) Ananya
39. 39.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
40. 40.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False

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