Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 272 · 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.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Meera (c) Nisha
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Riya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Kabir (c) Riya
4. 4.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) saying nothing (c) polite disagreement (d) clear, relevant points
6. 6.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
7. 7.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) guiding the group fairly (c) choosing the winner (d) bossing everyone
8. 8.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) your clothes (c) your handwriting (d) how you take part
9. 9.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) losing your temper (c) saying nothing (d) polite disagreement
10. 10.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Riya (c) Ananya
12. 12.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) polite disagreement (c) going off topic (d) leading without bossing
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya interrupted others again and again; Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
14. 14.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Kabir (c) Arjun
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Ishaan
17. 17.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
19. 19.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the loudest speaker (d) the fastest talker
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Rohan (c) Vihaan
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Nisha
22. 22.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) going off topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) saying nothing
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir interrupted others again and again; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ishaan (c) Saanvi
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Ananya (c) Tara
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Kabir (c) Ananya
26. 26.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) going off topic (c) losing your temper (d) clear, relevant points
27. 27.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
30. 30.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) building on others (b) ignoring others (c) mocking others (d) talking over others
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Riya (c) Ishaan
32. 32.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Vihaan (c) Riya
34. 34.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Arjun (c) Ishaan
36. 36.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) clear, relevant points (c) repeating others (d) polite disagreement
37. 37.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) saying nothing (c) repeating others (d) leading without bossing
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Meera (c) Saanvi
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ananya interrupted others again and again; Vihaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Vihaan (c) Ananya
40. 40.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) losing your temper (c) clear, relevant points (d) bringing in quiet ones

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