Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 290 · 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: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Nisha
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Riya (c) Saanvi
4. 4.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
5. 5.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) mocking others (b) building on others (c) ignoring others (d) talking over others
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Riya (c) Arjun
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ishaan (c) Riya
8. 8.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) talking over others (c) repeating others (d) bringing in quiet ones
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Meera (c) Kabir
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Kabir (c) Ananya
12. 12.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) leading without bossing (c) talking over others (d) listening to others
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan interrupted others again and again; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Kabir (c) Rohan
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Aarav (c) Rohan
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Riya (c) Ishaan
16. 16.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ananya interrupted others again and again; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Nisha (c) Vihaan
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Tara (c) Kabir
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Kabir (c) Vihaan
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Nisha interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Nisha (c) Riya
21. 21.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
23. 23.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) losing your temper (c) saying nothing (d) leading without bossing
24. 24.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) a good summary (c) clear, relevant points (d) saying nothing
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Aarav (c) Nisha
26. 26.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) leading without bossing (d) losing your temper
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Tara (c) Aarav
28. 28.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Ishaan (c) Arjun
30. 30.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) how you take part (c) your handwriting (d) your height
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Nisha (c) Arjun
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Rohan (c) Ishaan
34. 34.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) listening to others (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating others
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir only repeated what others had already said; Nisha disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Nisha (c) Arjun
36. 36.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Rohan (c) Meera
38. 38.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the fastest talker (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the loudest speaker (d) the silent member
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Vihaan (c) Rohan

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