Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 794 · 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) a good summary (b) personal comments (c) leading without bossing (d) bringing in quiet ones
2. 2.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
3. 3.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) leading without bossing (c) polite disagreement (d) saying nothing
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; 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) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Arjun
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Aarav (c) Meera
6. 6.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) talking over others (c) personal comments (d) leading without bossing
7. 7.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) going off topic (c) a good summary (d) polite disagreement
8. 8.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) the silent member (c) the fastest talker (d) a clear, fair speaker
9. 9.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) going off topic (c) personal comments (d) clear, relevant points
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Rohan (c) Saanvi
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
12. 12.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) your handwriting (c) your height (d) how you take part
13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Aarav (c) Rohan
15. 15.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) speaking the most (c) guiding the group fairly (d) bossing everyone
16. 16.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) talking over others (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) personal comments
17. 17.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
18. 18.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Nisha
20. 20.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
21. 21.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Saanvi (c) Rohan
24. 24.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
26. 26.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) personal comments (c) saying nothing (d) polite disagreement
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ananya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Vihaan (c) Arjun
28. 28.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Rohan interrupted others again and again; Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Rohan (c) Ananya
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Rohan (c) Ananya
31. 31.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Saanvi (c) Ananya
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
34. 34.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
36. 36.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) talking over others (c) ignoring others (d) building on others
38. 38.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Vihaan (c) Kabir

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