Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 833 · 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: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya interrupted others again and again; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ananya (c) Aarav
5. 5.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) the loudest speaker (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the silent member
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Arjun (c) Nisha
9. 9.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
13. 13.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) listening to others (c) saying nothing (d) repeating others
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Arjun (c) Riya
15. 15.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) talking over others (c) polite disagreement (d) losing your temper
16. 16.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) building on others (c) mocking others (d) ignoring others
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Vihaan
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
19. 19.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) your clothes (c) how you take part (d) your height
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Saanvi (c) Kabir
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera interrupted others again and again; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Meera (c) Kabir
23. 23.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) repeating others (c) leading without bossing (d) personal comments
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Meera only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Vihaan (c) Meera
25. 25.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) a good summary (c) clear, relevant points (d) saying nothing
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Meera (c) Vihaan
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara interrupted others again and again; Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Arjun (c) Meera
30. 30.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) clear, relevant points (c) going off topic (d) saying nothing
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan interrupted others again and again; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Meera (c) Aarav
32. 32.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) choosing the winner (c) guiding the group fairly (d) speaking the most
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ananya (c) Riya
34. 34.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) leading without bossing (c) a good summary (d) going off topic
35. 35.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) a good summary (c) listening to others (d) repeating others
36. 36.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) talking over others (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating others
37. 37.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) personal comments (c) listening to others (d) polite disagreement
38. 38.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Rohan (c) Nisha
40. 40.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) leading without bossing (c) talking over others (d) polite disagreement

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