Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 862 · 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.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) speaking the most (c) bossing everyone (d) guiding the group fairly
2. 2.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Vihaan (c) Ananya
4. 4.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) talking over others (c) personal comments (d) leading without bossing
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun interrupted others again and again; Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Tara (c) Arjun
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Nisha (c) Vihaan
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
10. 10.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) a good summary (c) personal comments (d) saying nothing
11. 11.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) the silent member (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the fastest talker
14. 14.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to others (c) clear, relevant points (d) saying nothing
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Arjun (c) Kabir
16. 16.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara interrupted others again and again; Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Tara (c) Ishaan
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Riya only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ishaan (c) Aarav
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Tara (c) Aarav
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Saanvi (c) Vihaan
21. 21.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) clear, relevant points (c) saying nothing (d) losing your temper
22. 22.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
23. 23.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) talking over others (c) building on others (d) mocking others
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ananya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Saanvi (c) Ananya
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Tara (c) Ananya
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Aarav (c) Nisha
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Saanvi (c) Ishaan
30. 30.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
31. 31.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ishaan (c) Aarav
33. 33.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara interrupted others again and again; Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Tara (c) Aarav
35. 35.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
36. 36.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ishaan (c) Riya
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Meera (c) Kabir
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Ananya (c) Rohan
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera interrupted others again and again; Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Aarav only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Aarav (c) Meera

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