Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 889 · 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.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) talking over others (d) losing your temper
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ananya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ananya (c) Rohan
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Saanvi (c) Ishaan
5. 5.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) the fastest talker (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the loudest speaker
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ananya (c) Arjun
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Nisha (c) Arjun
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Arjun (c) Kabir
9. 9.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Meera
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Riya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Meera
12. 12.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Rohan (c) Kabir
14. 14.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Saanvi (c) Arjun
16. 16.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) saying nothing (c) talking over others (d) repeating others
17. 17.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) building on others (c) talking over others (d) ignoring others
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Saanvi (c) Riya
20. 20.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) leading without bossing (c) saying nothing (d) clear, relevant points
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
22. 22.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) a good summary (c) talking over others (d) personal comments
23. 23.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Riya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Meera
25. 25.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
26. 26.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
28. 28.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) clear, relevant points (c) polite disagreement (d) personal comments
29. 29.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
30. 30.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Vihaan (c) Meera
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
34. 34.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Tara (c) Arjun
36. 36.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
38. 38.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) Saanvi
40. 40.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True

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