Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

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

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