Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 150 · 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.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Riya (c) Kabir
4. 4.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the silent member (d) the fastest talker
5. 5.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Rohan
7. 7.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya interrupted others again and again; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Ishaan (c) Kabir
9. 9.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Riya (c) Saanvi
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
12. 12.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) saying nothing (c) going off topic (d) listening to others
13. 13.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan interrupted others again and again; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Arjun (c) Rohan
17. 17.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) leading without bossing (c) going off topic (d) talking over others
18. 18.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) clear, relevant points (d) repeating others
19. 19.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
20. 20.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) polite disagreement (c) leading without bossing (d) losing your temper
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Nisha (c) Ananya
22. 22.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) guiding the group fairly (c) bossing everyone (d) speaking the most
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Arjun only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ishaan (c) Arjun
25. 25.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) going off topic (c) losing your temper (d) bringing in quiet ones
27. 27.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) ignoring others (c) mocking others (d) building on others
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Nisha (c) Riya
29. 29.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) polite disagreement (c) a good summary (d) personal comments
31. 31.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
32. 32.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) personal comments (c) saying nothing (d) a good summary
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Meera (c) Ananya
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Nisha (c) Meera
36. 36.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Rohan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Rohan (c) Tara
38. 38.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Rohan (c) Tara
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Arjun only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ishaan (c) Aarav

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