Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 802 · 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) leading without bossing (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) talking over others (d) listening to others
2. 2.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) talking over others (c) personal comments (d) a good summary
3. 3.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the silent member (c) the loudest speaker (d) the fastest talker
4. 4.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) ignoring others (c) building on others (d) mocking others
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Riya (c) Ananya
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Rohan (c) Kabir
8. 8.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) how you take part (c) your height (d) your clothes
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Saanvi (c) Vihaan
11. 11.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya interrupted others again and again; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Arjun (c) Nisha
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Arjun (c) Aarav
16. 16.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) guiding the group fairly (c) speaking the most (d) bossing everyone
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Vihaan (c) Ananya
19. 19.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) polite disagreement (c) repeating others (d) personal comments
20. 20.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) going off topic (c) talking over others (d) saying nothing
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Arjun (c) Vihaan
22. 22.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Rohan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Riya (c) Rohan
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Tara (c) Vihaan
26. 26.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) saying nothing (c) repeating others (d) bringing in quiet ones
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara only repeated what others had already said; Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Riya (c) Tara
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Kabir (c) Aarav
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Rohan (c) Arjun
31. 31.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya interrupted others again and again; Arjun only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ananya (c) Arjun
33. 33.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
34. 34.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ishaan (c) Ananya
36. 36.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Kabir (c) Arjun
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
40. 40.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks

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