Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 206 · 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.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara only repeated what others had already said; Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Vihaan (c) Arjun
3. 3.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) bossing everyone (c) choosing the winner (d) speaking the most
4. 4.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the fastest talker (c) the loudest speaker (d) the silent member
6. 6.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Vihaan (c) Ishaan
8. 8.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your height (c) your clothes (d) your handwriting
9. 9.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) saying nothing (c) a good summary (d) leading without bossing
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Tara only repeated what others had already said; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Meera (c) Rohan
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ishaan (c) Ananya
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Kabir (c) Ishaan
13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera interrupted others again and again; Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Kabir (c) Vihaan
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Rohan
16. 16.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) losing your temper (c) listening to others (d) clear, relevant points
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Rohan (c) Ananya
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Rohan (c) Meera
21. 21.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) listening to others (c) saying nothing (d) repeating others
22. 22.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) repeating others (c) leading without bossing (d) listening to others
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Saanvi (c) Riya
24. 24.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
25. 25.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
26. 26.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) building on others (c) talking over others (d) ignoring others
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
28. 28.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
29. 29.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
30. 30.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Vihaan (c) Meera
32. 32.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) a good summary (c) listening to others (d) talking over others
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Saanvi (c) Rohan
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ishaan (c) Kabir
35. 35.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Meera (c) Vihaan
37. 37.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) clear, relevant points (c) repeating others (d) saying nothing
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Rohan (c) Meera
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Nisha

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