Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 261 · 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 “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Riya (c) Aarav
2. 2.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) losing your temper (d) polite disagreement
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Arjun (c) Ishaan
5. 5.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) saying nothing (c) leading without bossing (d) bringing in quiet ones
6. 6.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Meera (c) Tara
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun 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) Arjun (c) Ishaan
9. 9.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara interrupted others again and again; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Vihaan (c) Tara
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Tara (c) Nisha
12. 12.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) a good summary (c) talking over others (d) leading without bossing
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Tara (c) Meera
15. 15.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) going off topic (c) saying nothing (d) bringing in quiet ones
16. 16.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) a good summary (c) going off topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
17. 17.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) losing your temper (c) repeating others (d) leading without bossing
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Meera (c) Aarav
19. 19.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Nisha (c) Rohan
22. 22.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) clear, relevant points (c) repeating others (d) a good summary
23. 23.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
24. 24.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) listening to others (c) losing your temper (d) repeating others
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Nisha (c) Ananya
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
27. 27.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Kabir (c) Tara
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
30. 30.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) building on others (c) talking over others (d) ignoring others
31. 31.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
32. 32.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ishaan (c) Saanvi
37. 37.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Tara (c) Ishaan
40. 40.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) choosing the winner (b) guiding the group fairly (c) bossing everyone (d) speaking the most

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