Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 845 · 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: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Riya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Aarav (c) Riya
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Aarav (c) Nisha
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Vihaan (c) Aarav
5. 5.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the silent member (d) the fastest talker
7. 7.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) going off topic (c) personal comments (d) clear, relevant points
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Arjun (c) Meera
9. 9.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) repeating others (c) saying nothing (d) leading without bossing
10. 10.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) your clothes (c) your handwriting (d) how you take part
11. 11.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ishaan (c) Nisha
13. 13.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) a good summary (c) leading without bossing (d) clear, relevant points
14. 14.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
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 “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera interrupted others again and again; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Vihaan (c) Saanvi
18. 18.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) going off topic (c) listening to others (d) repeating others
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Riya (c) Aarav
20. 20.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) polite disagreement (c) talking over others (d) repeating others
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ishaan (c) Riya
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 students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Saanvi (c) Ishaan
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir interrupted others again and again; Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Saanvi (c) Tara
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Saanvi interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ishaan (c) Saanvi
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Ananya (c) Aarav
27. 27.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) losing your temper (c) listening to others (d) leading without bossing
28. 28.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) building on others (c) mocking others (d) ignoring others
29. 29.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Riya
33. 33.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) personal comments (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) losing your temper
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Nisha (c) Aarav
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Rohan (c) Saanvi
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Arjun (c) Ananya
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Tara (c) Saanvi
38. 38.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True

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