Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 239 · 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?”, Tara interrupted others again and again; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Tara (c) Ishaan
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Tara (c) Meera
3. 3.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) losing your temper (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to others
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun interrupted others again and again; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Arjun (c) Ishaan
5. 5.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) talking over others (c) leading without bossing (d) a good summary
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara only repeated what others had already said; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Aarav (c) Tara
7. 7.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) saying nothing (d) clear, relevant points
8. 8.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Kabir
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Tara went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Tara (c) Saanvi
12. 12.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your clothes (c) your height (d) your handwriting
13. 13.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) ignoring others (c) building on others (d) talking over others
15. 15.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) guiding the group fairly (c) choosing the winner (d) bossing everyone
17. 17.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
19. 19.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
20. 20.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) leading without bossing (c) going off topic (d) repeating others
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) Arjun
22. 22.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) going off topic (c) a good summary (d) leading without bossing
23. 23.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Rohan (c) Saanvi
25. 25.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Saanvi (c) Meera
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera only repeated what others had already said; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Vihaan (c) Meera
28. 28.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Arjun (c) Kabir
30. 30.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) going off topic (c) talking over others (d) polite disagreement
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Nisha (c) Riya
32. 32.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to others (d) personal comments
33. 33.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) personal comments (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) saying nothing
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Arjun (c) Vihaan
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Tara (c) Aarav
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Riya (c) Meera
37. 37.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
38. 38.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) going off topic (c) clear, relevant points (d) repeating others
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Arjun (c) Tara

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