Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 119 · 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.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Nisha (c) Vihaan
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Saanvi (c) Arjun
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
4. 4.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
5. 5.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) your height (c) your handwriting (d) how you take part
6. 6.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
8. 8.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) polite disagreement (c) leading without bossing (d) repeating others
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ananya (c) Vihaan
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Nisha (c) Ananya
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Arjun (c) Ananya
13. 13.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) the loudest speaker (c) the silent member (d) a clear, fair speaker
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?”, Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ananya (c) Meera
16. 16.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Meera
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
19. 19.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Saanvi (c) Nisha
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Tara (c) Vihaan
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ananya (c) Nisha
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Riya (c) Kabir
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Tara (c) Ananya
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ishaan (c) Nisha
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya interrupted others again and again; Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ananya (c) Riya
28. 28.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) clear, relevant points (c) polite disagreement (d) losing your temper
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Vihaan (c) Ishaan
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ananya (c) Riya
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
33. 33.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) clear, relevant points (c) talking over others (d) personal comments
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ishaan (c) Tara
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya interrupted others again and again; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Riya (c) Vihaan
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Riya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Saanvi
37. 37.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) speaking the most (c) bossing everyone (d) guiding the group fairly
38. 38.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) polite disagreement (c) talking over others (d) bringing in quiet ones
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun interrupted others again and again; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ananya (c) Ishaan
40. 40.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False

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