Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 915 · 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: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
3. 3.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya only repeated what others had already said; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Riya (c) Ananya
6. 6.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) losing your temper (d) saying nothing
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Aarav (c) Riya
8. 8.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) saying nothing (c) listening to others (d) losing your temper
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
10. 10.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) repeating others (c) leading without bossing (d) clear, relevant points
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Arjun only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Arjun (c) Saanvi
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Riya (c) Arjun
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Riya (c) Meera
16. 16.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) losing your temper (c) saying nothing (d) leading without bossing
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Rohan (c) Ishaan
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
19. 19.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) clear, relevant points (c) polite disagreement (d) listening to others
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ananya (c) Saanvi
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Vihaan (c) Riya
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera interrupted others again and again; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Saanvi (c) Meera
23. 23.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) your height (c) how you take part (d) your clothes
25. 25.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
26. 26.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Aarav (c) Nisha
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Vihaan (c) Tara
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara interrupted others again and again; Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ishaan (c) Arjun
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Ishaan (c) Meera
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ananya (c) Vihaan
34. 34.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ananya (c) Nisha
36. 36.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Nisha (c) Tara
38. 38.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera interrupted others again and again; Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Meera (c) Vihaan
40. 40.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True

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