Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 878 · 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: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Riya (c) Aarav
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
4. 4.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) a good summary (c) talking over others (d) saying nothing
5. 5.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya interrupted others again and again; Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Riya
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan interrupted others again and again; Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Ishaan (c) Ananya
8. 8.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) talking over others (c) saying nothing (d) repeating others
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Vihaan (c) Arjun
10. 10.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
11. 11.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) speaking the most (c) choosing the winner (d) guiding the group fairly
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera interrupted others again and again; Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Arjun
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya interrupted others again and again; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Arjun (c) Ananya
14. 14.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) polite disagreement (c) saying nothing (d) clear, relevant points
15. 15.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Meera (c) Ishaan
17. 17.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) building on others (c) ignoring others (d) talking over others
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
19. 19.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Saanvi (c) Kabir
22. 22.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) Arjun
24. 24.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) going off topic (c) losing your temper (d) leading without bossing
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Saanvi (c) Aarav
26. 26.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) talking over others (c) losing your temper (d) saying nothing
27. 27.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) talking over others (d) saying nothing
28. 28.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
29. 29.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Vihaan (c) Saanvi
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ishaan (c) Meera
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ananya (c) Riya
33. 33.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Arjun
35. 35.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) talking over others (c) a good summary (d) polite disagreement
36. 36.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
38. 38.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) the fastest talker (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the silent member
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Tara (c) Ananya

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