Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 192 · 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 board games better than screen games?”, Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ananya (c) Arjun
2. 2.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
3. 3.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) a good summary (c) polite disagreement (d) losing your temper
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Tara (c) Riya
5. 5.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) bossing everyone (c) choosing the winner (d) guiding the group fairly
6. 6.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) going off topic (c) listening to others (d) polite disagreement
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera interrupted others again and again; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Rohan (c) Meera
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ananya (c) Nisha
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Vihaan (c) Rohan
11. 11.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) how you take part (c) your handwriting (d) your clothes
13. 13.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) mocking others (c) building on others (d) ignoring others
14. 14.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Nisha (c) Aarav
16. 16.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
18. 18.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) talking over others (c) personal comments (d) leading without bossing
19. 19.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Saanvi
21. 21.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) leading without bossing (c) clear, relevant points (d) repeating others
22. 22.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Meera (c) Vihaan
24. 24.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the loudest speaker (d) the silent member
25. 25.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) personal comments (c) clear, relevant points (d) talking over others
26. 26.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) leading without bossing (c) talking over others (d) polite disagreement
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Nisha (c) Vihaan
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Arjun (c) Rohan
30. 30.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) clear, relevant points (c) leading without bossing (d) saying nothing
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Arjun (c) Rohan
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ananya (c) Riya
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Arjun (c) Tara
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Arjun (c) Ishaan
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Arjun (c) Riya
36. 36.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
37. 37.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara interrupted others again and again; Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Rohan (c) Tara
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir interrupted others again and again; Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Tara (c) Kabir
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan interrupted others again and again; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Riya (c) Saanvi

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