Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 810 · 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) bringing in quiet ones (b) leading without bossing (c) a good summary (d) saying nothing
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
3. 3.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) building on others (b) mocking others (c) talking over others (d) ignoring others
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Tara (c) Aarav
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Arjun (c) Ananya
6. 6.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) talking over others (c) listening to others (d) polite disagreement
7. 7.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
8. 8.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) speaking the most (c) bossing everyone (d) guiding the group fairly
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Nisha (c) Aarav
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Ananya (c) Riya
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Meera (c) Kabir
12. 12.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your handwriting (c) your clothes (d) your height
13. 13.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ishaan (c) Aarav
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Riya (c) Ananya
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Tara only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Tara (c) Nisha
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Kabir (c) Riya
18. 18.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the loudest speaker (d) the fastest talker
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Ishaan
20. 20.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
23. 23.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) repeating others (c) a good summary (d) losing your temper
24. 24.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) personal comments (d) repeating others
25. 25.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ananya (c) Aarav
28. 28.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Arjun (c) Vihaan
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Aarav (c) Tara
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ananya (c) Meera
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) Arjun
33. 33.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) saying nothing (c) losing your temper (d) personal comments
34. 34.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
36. 36.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Aarav (c) Riya
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Meera (c) Rohan
39. 39.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) leading without bossing (c) a good summary (d) losing your temper

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