Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 137 · 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?”, Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Aarav (c) Nisha
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Nisha (c) Tara
3. 3.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the fastest talker (d) the loudest speaker
4. 4.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your clothes (c) your height (d) your handwriting
5. 5.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) losing your temper (c) repeating others (d) clear, relevant points
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun interrupted others again and again; Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ishaan (c) Tara
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Saanvi (c) Rohan
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Aarav
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Kabir (c) Arjun
13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
14. 14.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
16. 16.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) a good summary (c) saying nothing (d) bringing in quiet ones
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) Nisha
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
19. 19.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
20. 20.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) speaking the most (c) guiding the group fairly (d) bossing everyone
22. 22.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Arjun (c) Tara
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Tara
25. 25.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) saying nothing (c) going off topic (d) leading without bossing
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Rohan (c) Ishaan
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Rohan (c) Kabir
29. 29.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) going off topic (c) repeating others (d) listening to others
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ishaan (c) Aarav
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Nisha (c) Meera
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Rohan (c) Meera
33. 33.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) building on others (c) talking over others (d) mocking others
35. 35.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) going off topic (c) leading without bossing (d) polite disagreement
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Meera (c) Riya
37. 37.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) losing your temper (c) going off topic (d) personal comments
39. 39.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True

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