Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 356 · 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 “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Riya (c) Nisha
2. 2.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) clear, relevant points (b) polite disagreement (c) a good summary (d) saying nothing
3. 3.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) personal comments (c) listening to others (d) bringing in quiet ones
4. 4.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) talking over others (c) leading without bossing (d) losing your temper
5. 5.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Ananya only repeated what others had already said; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Tara (c) Nisha
6. 6.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) a clear, fair speaker (b) the loudest speaker (c) the silent member (d) the fastest talker
7. 7.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) talking over others (c) clear, relevant points (d) saying nothing
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Ananya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ananya (c) Ishaan
9. 9.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) talking over others (c) losing your temper (d) listening to others
10. 10.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) yes, always (b) no, quality counts
11. 11.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your handwriting (b) your clothes (c) how you take part (d) your height
12. 12.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Riya (c) Rohan
14. 14.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Arjun (c) Ishaan
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ananya laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Vihaan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ananya (c) Aarav
17. 17.True or false: “going off topic” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
19. 19.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) polite disagreement (c) a good summary (d) leading without bossing
22. 22.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
23. 23.True or false: “talking over others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: saying nothing? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Nisha interrupted others again and again; Tara only repeated what others had already said; Riya invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Tara (c) Nisha
26. 26.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) saying nothing (c) repeating others (d) going off topic
27. 27.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Aarav argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Vihaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Vihaan (c) Aarav
28. 28.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Riya went off topic to talk about a film; Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Riya (c) Tara
29. 29.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
30. 30.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Aarav interrupted others again and again; Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Ananya (c) Nisha
31. 31.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun interrupted others again and again; Tara invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Nisha (c) Tara
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ishaan argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Saanvi only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Ananya (c) Saanvi
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Nisha started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Meera argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Vihaan (c) Meera
34. 34.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) choosing the winner (c) speaking the most (d) guiding the group fairly
35. 35.True or false: “listening to others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ananya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Nisha (c) Ananya
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Ananya listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Rohan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ananya (c) Rohan
38. 38.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) talking over others (c) repeating others (d) polite disagreement
39. 39.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Arjun interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Arjun (c) Ishaan

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