Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 327 · 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 GD, good leadership means… (a) speaking the most (b) guiding the group fairly (c) bossing everyone (d) choosing the winner
2. 2.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
3. 3.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) clear, relevant points (c) polite disagreement (d) losing your temper
4. 4.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Aarav only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Vihaan
7. 7.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Kabir (c) Tara
8. 8.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) the fastest talker (c) the silent member (d) a clear, fair speaker
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Kabir only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Kabir (c) Tara
10. 10.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
11. 11.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Vihaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Vihaan (c) Kabir
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Arjun went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Riya (c) Rohan
13. 13.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) repeating others (c) going off topic (d) listening to others
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan interrupted others again and again; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Riya (c) Vihaan
17. 17.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
18. 18.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Saanvi (c) Aarav
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Saanvi interrupted others again and again; Meera disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Arjun only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Arjun (c) Meera
21. 21.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
22. 22.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Aarav
24. 24.True or false: “leading without bossing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Ananya (c) Vihaan
26. 26.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) building on others (b) mocking others (c) talking over others (d) ignoring others
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Kabir gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Arjun interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Arjun (c) Kabir
28. 28.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) listening to others (c) repeating others (d) polite disagreement
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Vihaan (c) Ananya
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Riya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Ananya
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
33. 33.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) a good summary (c) repeating others (d) personal comments
34. 34.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
35. 35.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) polite disagreement (b) leading without bossing (c) listening to others (d) saying nothing
36. 36.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
37. 37.True or false: “losing your temper” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) repeating others (c) leading without bossing (d) talking over others
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara only repeated what others had already said; Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Arjun (c) Rohan
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Vihaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ishaan (c) Ananya

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