Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 135 · 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?”, Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Nisha (c) Vihaan
2. 2.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) repeating others (c) listening to others (d) saying nothing
3. 3.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) going off topic (c) losing your temper (d) clear, relevant points
5. 5.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ananya (c) Vihaan
7. 7.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) repeating others (c) polite disagreement (d) personal comments
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
9. 9.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) a good summary (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) leading without bossing
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Riya (c) Kabir
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Kabir interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Kabir (c) Aarav
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Saanvi (c) Kabir
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Riya (c) Tara
14. 14.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) ignoring others (c) building on others (d) mocking others
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha interrupted others again and again; Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Arjun (c) Nisha
17. 17.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
18. 18.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) bossing everyone (c) choosing the winner (d) guiding the group fairly
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Tara only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Vihaan (c) Tara
20. 20.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) going off topic (c) talking over others (d) leading without bossing
21. 21.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
24. 24.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) personal comments (c) saying nothing (d) bringing in quiet ones
25. 25.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Vihaan (c) Meera
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
28. 28.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
29. 29.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Tara (c) Meera
31. 31.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the silent member (c) the loudest speaker (d) the fastest talker
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Riya
33. 33.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Saanvi (c) Vihaan
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Riya (c) Vihaan
36. 36.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Tara (c) Rohan
38. 38.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) clear, relevant points (c) going off topic (d) polite disagreement
39. 39.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) clear, relevant points (c) personal comments (d) listening to others
40. 40.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks

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