Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

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

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