Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 835 · 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.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
2. 2.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) your handwriting (c) your height (d) how you take part
3. 3.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) speaking the most (c) choosing the winner (d) guiding the group fairly
4. 4.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) clear, relevant points (c) listening to others (d) going off topic
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
6. 6.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) repeating others (d) talking over others
8. 8.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Meera interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Arjun (c) Meera
10. 10.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) a good summary (c) clear, relevant points (d) listening to others
11. 11.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) a good summary (c) clear, relevant points (d) leading without bossing
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Vihaan (c) Ishaan
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Arjun (c) Kabir
14. 14.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) personal comments (c) a good summary (d) bringing in quiet ones
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
16. 16.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Nisha (c) Aarav
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
19. 19.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) building on others (c) talking over others (d) mocking others
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Tara (c) Rohan
21. 21.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
22. 22.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) repeating others (c) saying nothing (d) polite disagreement
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ishaan (c) Kabir
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ananya (c) Tara
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Rohan (c) Ishaan
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ananya (c) Meera
27. 27.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Nisha (c) Vihaan
29. 29.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
30. 30.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) losing your temper (c) clear, relevant points (d) talking over others
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Arjun (c) Meera
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ananya (c) Ishaan
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Vihaan (c) Kabir
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan interrupted others again and again; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Saanvi (c) Aarav
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Saanvi interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Tara (c) Saanvi
36. 36.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) losing your temper (c) saying nothing (d) repeating others
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Meera
39. 39.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
40. 40.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) the fastest talker (c) the silent member (d) a clear, fair speaker

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