Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 308 · 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: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Meera (c) Tara
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Arjun interrupted others again and again; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ishaan (c) Aarav
4. 4.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) a clear, fair speaker (c) the fastest talker (d) the silent member
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Nisha interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Nisha (c) Meera
6. 6.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) bossing everyone (c) choosing the winner (d) guiding the group fairly
7. 7.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
8. 8.True or false: “bringing in quiet ones” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “clear, relevant points” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Kabir (c) Aarav
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Riya (c) Nisha
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Saanvi (c) Rohan
14. 14.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) building on others (b) mocking others (c) talking over others (d) ignoring others
15. 15.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) losing your temper (c) listening to others (d) leading without bossing
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Vihaan (c) Riya
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Meera (c) Kabir
18. 18.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Nisha (c) Ishaan
20. 20.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) personal comments (c) repeating others (d) losing your temper
22. 22.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) repeating others (c) saying nothing (d) polite disagreement
23. 23.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Kabir (c) Saanvi
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ananya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Riya (c) Ananya
26. 26.True or false: “saying nothing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) going off topic (c) personal comments (d) listening to others
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Nisha (c) Saanvi
29. 29.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) talking over others (c) polite disagreement (d) leading without bossing
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Arjun (c) Saanvi
31. 31.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) saying nothing (c) talking over others (d) personal comments
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
33. 33.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Aarav (c) Ananya
35. 35.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Meera (c) Ananya
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Kabir (c) Nisha
38. 38.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Rohan (c) Ishaan
39. 39.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True

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