Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 325 · 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.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your height (b) your handwriting (c) your clothes (d) how you take part
2. 2.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) personal comments (c) repeating others (d) bringing in quiet ones
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
4. 4.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Arjun went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Aarav (c) Riya
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir interrupted others again and again; Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Kabir (c) Aarav
7. 7.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) personal comments (c) talking over others (d) polite disagreement
8. 8.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Nisha (c) Ishaan
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Meera interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Riya (c) Saanvi
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Tara (c) Nisha
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Kabir interrupted others again and again; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Tara
14. 14.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
15. 15.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the silent member (b) the fastest talker (c) the loudest speaker (d) a clear, fair speaker
17. 17.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) choosing the winner (c) bossing everyone (d) speaking the most
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Riya disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Saanvi argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Saanvi (c) Riya
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Arjun listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ananya (c) Rohan
20. 20.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Tara (c) Kabir
22. 22.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Vihaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ishaan (c) Vihaan
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Vihaan (c) Meera
25. 25.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) listening to others (c) clear, relevant points (d) bringing in quiet ones
26. 26.True or false: “personal comments” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) losing your temper (c) talking over others (d) going off topic
29. 29.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Vihaan (c) Riya
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Rohan
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan interrupted others again and again; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Aarav (c) Ananya
32. 32.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) talking over others (c) a good summary (d) repeating others
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ananya gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ananya (c) Tara
34. 34.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) a good summary (d) losing your temper
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Vihaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Saanvi (c) Aarav
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Tara only repeated what others had already said; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Tara (c) Rohan
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya only repeated what others had already said; Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Riya (c) Ananya
38. 38.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Kabir stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Aarav (c) Tara
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Arjun started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Arjun

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