Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

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

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