Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 303 · 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?”, Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Riya (c) Ishaan
2. 2.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) personal comments (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) a good summary
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Nisha (c) Rohan
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Rohan (c) Aarav
5. 5.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
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.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Meera only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Vihaan (c) Saanvi
9. 9.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) the fastest talker (c) a clear, fair speaker (d) the silent member
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 “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Tara (c) Nisha
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara only repeated what others had already said; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Tara (c) Nisha
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Riya (c) Kabir
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 “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Vihaan (c) Aarav
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Saanvi (c) Kabir
17. 17.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
19. 19.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) talking over others (c) leading without bossing (d) polite disagreement
21. 21.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) going off topic (c) repeating others (d) saying nothing
22. 22.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) going off topic (c) talking over others (d) bringing in quiet ones
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Meera (c) Tara
25. 25.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) repeating others (c) a good summary (d) bringing in quiet ones
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha only repeated what others had already said; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ananya (c) Nisha
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
28. 28.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Kabir (c) Riya
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya interrupted others again and again; Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Tara (c) Meera
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Ishaan (c) Aarav
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Riya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Riya
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Saanvi invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Ananya (c) Aarav
34. 34.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Nisha (c) Meera
36. 36.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
37. 37.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) building on others (b) talking over others (c) ignoring others (d) mocking others
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Arjun (c) Aarav
39. 39.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) saying nothing (c) going off topic (d) leading without bossing

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