Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 945 · 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: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) building on others (c) ignoring others (d) mocking others
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya only repeated what others had already said; Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Riya (c) Tara
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ishaan (c) Meera
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) Saanvi
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Vihaan (c) Aarav
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
9. 9.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) saying nothing (c) a good summary (d) repeating others
10. 10.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) losing your temper (c) listening to others (d) repeating others
11. 11.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha interrupted others again and again; Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Nisha (c) Riya
13. 13.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Vihaan (c) Meera
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Rohan (c) Meera
17. 17.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) choosing the winner (c) bossing everyone (d) speaking the most
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
19. 19.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Tara (c) Ishaan
21. 21.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
23. 23.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) clear, relevant points (c) talking over others (d) saying nothing
24. 24.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
26. 26.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Meera 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) Meera
28. 28.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) personal comments (d) clear, relevant points
29. 29.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ishaan (c) Nisha
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Saanvi (c) Ananya
33. 33.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) clear, relevant points (c) losing your temper (d) leading without bossing
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
35. 35.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ishaan (c) Riya
38. 38.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) clear, relevant points (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) polite disagreement
39. 39.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True

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