Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 763 · 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: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
4. 4.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
5. 5.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) losing your temper (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) talking over others
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Meera (c) Kabir
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
9. 9.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) losing your temper (c) polite disagreement (d) talking over others
10. 10.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) leading without bossing (c) clear, relevant points (d) losing your temper
11. 11.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
12. 12.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Vihaan (c) Meera
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ananya (c) Tara
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
16. 16.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) repeating others (c) saying nothing (d) a good summary
18. 18.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) clear, relevant points (c) polite disagreement (d) personal comments
19. 19.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
20. 20.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
22. 22.📋 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; Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Tara (c) Vihaan
23. 23.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) repeating others (c) leading without bossing (d) saying nothing
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Arjun (c) Aarav
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Nisha (c) Tara
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Meera (c) Tara
27. 27.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) listening to others (c) polite disagreement (d) talking over others
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Riya (c) Kabir
30. 30.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Ishaan (c) Kabir
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Vihaan (c) Tara
34. 34.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) leading without bossing (c) going off topic (d) polite disagreement
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Meera
36. 36.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) the fastest talker (c) the silent member (d) a clear, fair speaker
37. 37.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) listening to others (c) saying nothing (d) talking over others
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Arjun (c) Riya

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