Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

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

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