Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 146 · 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 “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Meera (c) Kabir
2. 2.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) your handwriting (c) your clothes (d) how you take part
3. 3.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) guiding the group fairly (c) bossing everyone (d) speaking the most
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Tara (c) Aarav
5. 5.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) polite disagreement (c) repeating others (d) clear, relevant points
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Aarav only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Kabir (c) Aarav
7. 7.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) listening to others (c) clear, relevant points (d) bringing in quiet ones
8. 8.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Tara (c) Ananya
10. 10.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) personal comments (c) losing your temper (d) saying nothing
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ananya (c) Vihaan
12. 12.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) saying nothing (c) personal comments (d) bringing in quiet ones
13. 13.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ananya (c) Nisha
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Ishaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Vihaan (c) Ananya
17. 17.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) clear, relevant points (c) talking over others (d) listening to others
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ishaan (c) Rohan
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Meera (c) Nisha
20. 20.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
22. 22.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) mocking others (c) ignoring others (d) building on others
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
26. 26.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the fastest talker (d) the silent member
27. 27.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) repeating others (c) losing your temper (d) polite disagreement
28. 28.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya only repeated what others had already said; Arjun interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Meera (c) Riya
30. 30.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
31. 31.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) clear, relevant points (c) a good summary (d) saying nothing
32. 32.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) clear, relevant points (c) a good summary (d) polite disagreement
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Vihaan (c) Rohan
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Rohan
36. 36.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
37. 37.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) clear, relevant points (c) losing your temper (d) personal comments
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Vihaan (c) Meera
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Kabir (c) Arjun
40. 40.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True

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