Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 81 · 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.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the silent member (d) the loudest speaker
2. 2.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
5. 5.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) how you take part (c) your clothes (d) your handwriting
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Meera (c) Saanvi
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Saanvi (c) Tara
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
9. 9.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) building on others (b) mocking others (c) talking over others (d) ignoring others
11. 11.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) leading without bossing (d) talking over others
12. 12.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) repeating others (c) clear, relevant points (d) bringing in quiet ones
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Meera (c) Ishaan
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ananya (c) Arjun
15. 15.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) clear, relevant points (c) saying nothing (d) polite disagreement
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Riya (c) Saanvi
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Arjun interrupted others again and again; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Rohan (c) Arjun
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Ananya (c) Riya
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ananya (c) Riya
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Vihaan (c) Tara
21. 21.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
24. 24.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Tara interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Tara (c) Nisha
26. 26.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) repeating others (c) clear, relevant points (d) going off topic
27. 27.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ananya (c) Ishaan
29. 29.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
30. 30.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Ishaan (c) Aarav
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
33. 33.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ananya (c) Meera
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Kabir (c) Saanvi
36. 36.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) talking over others (c) saying nothing (d) losing your temper
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Kabir (c) Arjun
39. 39.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Meera (c) Tara

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