Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 162 · 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 we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Rohan (c) Ananya
2. 2.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) listening to others (c) polite disagreement (d) leading without bossing
3. 3.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) personal comments (c) talking over others (d) leading without bossing
4. 4.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your height (c) your handwriting (d) your clothes
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Vihaan (c) Saanvi
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ananya (c) Riya
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
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 “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Ananya
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Tara (c) Saanvi
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ishaan (c) Ananya
12. 12.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) saying nothing (c) a good summary (d) repeating others
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Tara (c) Rohan
14. 14.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) choosing the winner (c) guiding the group fairly (d) speaking the most
15. 15.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) repeating others (c) polite disagreement (d) going off topic
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Saanvi (c) Kabir
17. 17.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Rohan (c) Vihaan
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Riya (c) Vihaan
21. 21.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
24. 24.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) the silent member (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the fastest talker
25. 25.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) a good summary (c) leading without bossing (d) losing your temper
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ananya (c) Ishaan
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ishaan (c) Meera
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Meera
30. 30.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) ignoring others (c) building on others (d) talking over others
32. 32.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Arjun interrupted others again and again; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Arjun (c) Tara
36. 36.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
37. 37.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Tara (c) Vihaan
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara interrupted others again and again; Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Tara (c) Rohan
40. 40.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False

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