Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 27 · 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 our school waste less food?”, Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Arjun (c) Vihaan
2. 2.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) ignoring others (c) building on others (d) mocking others
3. 3.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
6. 6.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the loudest speaker (d) the fastest talker
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Rohan (c) Vihaan
8. 8.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) a good summary (c) personal comments (d) saying nothing
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 “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Ananya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Meera (c) Rohan
11. 11.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Nisha (c) Saanvi
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir interrupted others again and again; Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ishaan (c) Saanvi
14. 14.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ananya (c) Aarav
16. 16.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) listening to others (c) repeating others (d) talking over others
17. 17.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Rohan (c) Riya
19. 19.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
20. 20.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) polite disagreement (c) losing your temper (d) a good summary
21. 21.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Ishaan
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha interrupted others again and again; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Nisha
24. 24.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
25. 25.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Tara (c) Aarav
28. 28.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Nisha (c) Kabir
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ananya (c) Ishaan
31. 31.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) choosing the winner (c) speaking the most (d) guiding the group fairly
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Rohan (c) Kabir
33. 33.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Vihaan (c) Saanvi
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) Nisha
37. 37.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) saying nothing (d) losing your temper
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ananya (c) Rohan
39. 39.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun interrupted others again and again; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Meera (c) Arjun

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