Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 136 · 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 “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Rohan (c) Tara
2. 2.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) bossing everyone (c) guiding the group fairly (d) speaking the most
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan interrupted others again and again; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Aarav (c) Saanvi
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Saanvi (c) Rohan
5. 5.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) going off topic (c) saying nothing (d) personal comments
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Vihaan (c) Saanvi
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Nisha (c) Arjun
9. 9.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) listening to others (c) repeating others (d) losing your temper
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Tara (c) Riya
11. 11.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) repeating others (c) talking over others (d) saying nothing
12. 12.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Vihaan (c) Ananya
15. 15.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your height (c) your handwriting (d) your clothes
16. 16.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the fastest talker (c) the silent member (d) the loudest speaker
17. 17.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) going off topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) talking over others
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Rohan interrupted others again and again; Nisha only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Nisha (c) Rohan
19. 19.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) a good summary (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to others
21. 21.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) polite disagreement (c) personal comments (d) going off topic
22. 22.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Riya (c) Vihaan
25. 25.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) listening to others (c) losing your temper (d) leading without bossing
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ananya (c) Meera
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Tara (c) Kabir
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ishaan (c) Arjun
29. 29.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) ignoring others (c) building on others (d) talking over others
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Nisha (c) Ishaan
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Arjun (c) Ananya
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Riya (c) Ananya
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Aarav (c) Rohan
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Nisha (c) Vihaan
35. 35.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
37. 37.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Rohan (c) Vihaan
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Tara interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Tara (c) Aarav

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