Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

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

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