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Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 880 · 40 questions
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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.

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

Answer key

  1. listening to others
  2. guiding the group fairly
  3. Vihaan
  4. a clear, fair speaker
  5. repeating others
  6. polite disagreement
  7. False
  8. Meera
  9. Nisha
  10. loses marks
  11. earns marks
  12. True
  13. Vihaan
  14. Riya
  15. earns marks
  16. Meera
  17. True
  18. True
  19. Saanvi
  20. Ananya
  21. saying nothing
  22. Ishaan
  23. Kabir
  24. Vihaan
  25. how you take part
  26. False
  27. bringing in quiet ones
  28. True
  29. no, quality counts
  30. Tara
  31. Riya
  32. Riya
  33. earns marks
  34. Ishaan
  35. Aarav
  36. loses marks
  37. losing your temper
  38. leading without bossing
  39. Meera
  40. loses marks

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