Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 279 · 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?”, Tara interrupted others again and again; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Aarav (c) Tara
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Rohan (c) Vihaan
3. 3.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) listening to others (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) clear, relevant points
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Rohan (c) Nisha
5. 5.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the fastest talker (d) the loudest speaker
6. 6.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your height (c) your clothes (d) your handwriting
7. 7.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) talking over others (c) repeating others (d) polite disagreement
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Tara
10. 10.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ananya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Arjun (c) Ananya
12. 12.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) going off topic (c) talking over others (d) clear, relevant points
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Riya (c) Kabir
14. 14.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) talking over others (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off topic
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) Arjun
16. 16.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
17. 17.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
18. 18.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) building on others (c) ignoring others (d) mocking others
19. 19.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) saying nothing (c) personal comments (d) leading without bossing
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Vihaan (c) Rohan
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Vihaan
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Saanvi (c) Ananya
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Vihaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Vihaan (c) Tara
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Vihaan (c) Meera
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Nisha (c) Aarav
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
27. 27.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) listening to others (c) saying nothing (d) talking over others
30. 30.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) clear, relevant points (c) leading without bossing (d) polite disagreement
31. 31.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) guiding the group fairly (c) speaking the most (d) choosing the winner
32. 32.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) a good summary (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to others
33. 33.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
35. 35.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
36. 36.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir interrupted others again and again; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Vihaan (c) Kabir
38. 38.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Saanvi (c) Arjun

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