Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 760 · 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.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Vihaan (c) Nisha
3. 3.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) building on others (c) mocking others (d) ignoring others
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Saanvi
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Tara (c) Saanvi
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Meera (c) Riya
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Aarav (c) Rohan
8. 8.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) leading without bossing (c) clear, relevant points (d) polite disagreement
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
10. 10.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) talking over others (c) saying nothing (d) going off topic
11. 11.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) polite disagreement (d) leading without bossing
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Kabir (c) Riya
13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Arjun (c) Kabir
15. 15.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) clear, relevant points (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to others
16. 16.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Nisha only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ishaan (c) Riya
18. 18.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your clothes (c) your handwriting (d) your height
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Vihaan (c) Kabir
20. 20.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) leading without bossing (c) losing your temper (d) personal comments
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ananya (c) Riya
24. 24.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) polite disagreement (c) talking over others (d) going off topic
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ishaan (c) Aarav
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
27. 27.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) saying nothing (c) losing your temper (d) bringing in quiet ones
28. 28.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) the fastest talker (c) the loudest speaker (d) a clear, fair speaker
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Tara (c) Vihaan
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Rohan (c) Vihaan
31. 31.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
33. 33.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Vihaan (c) Ishaan
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Nisha (c) Ananya
36. 36.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Saanvi (c) Riya
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Kabir (c) Ishaan
39. 39.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) repeating others (c) losing your temper (d) listening to others
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ishaan (c) Riya

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