Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 332 · 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 “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya only repeated what others had already said; Rohan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Rohan (c) Kabir
2. 2.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) talking over others (c) going off topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
4. 4.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Riya interrupted others again and again; Tara disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Tara (c) Meera
6. 6.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
7. 7.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) how you take part (c) your handwriting (d) your height
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Nisha (c) Ananya
10. 10.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) speaking the most (c) guiding the group fairly (d) choosing the winner
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Tara spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Rohan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Vihaan (c) Rohan
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha interrupted others again and again; Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Riya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Riya (c) Meera
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Kabir listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Nisha (c) Kabir
15. 15.True or false: “going off topic” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ishaan (c) Rohan
17. 17.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Vihaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ishaan (c) Meera
19. 19.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Aarav disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Tara only repeated what others had already said; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Tara (c) Aarav
20. 20.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) leading without bossing (c) going off topic (d) saying nothing
21. 21.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Tara listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ishaan (c) Tara
23. 23.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) losing your temper (c) repeating others (d) personal comments
24. 24.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) saying nothing (c) repeating others (d) polite disagreement
25. 25.True or false: “losing your temper” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Aarav went off topic to talk about a film; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Aarav (c) Meera
28. 28.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) mocking others (c) ignoring others (d) building on others
30. 30.True or false: “a good summary” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Nisha interrupted others again and again; Aarav started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Nisha (c) Meera
32. 32.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Kabir went off topic to talk about a film; Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Ananya
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha interrupted others again and again; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Arjun (c) Ananya
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Meera only repeated what others had already said; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Nisha (c) Meera
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Kabir started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Nisha (c) Saanvi
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Arjun built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Rohan (c) Arjun
38. 38.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
39. 39.True or false: “a good summary” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Nisha argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Riya interrupted others again and again; Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Riya (c) Nisha

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