Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 391 · 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.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) ignoring others (b) talking over others (c) building on others (d) mocking others
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Ananya started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Kabir interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Saanvi only repeated what others had already said; Ananya went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Arjun (c) Ananya
4. 4.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Rohan went off topic to talk about a film; Kabir invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Riya (c) Rohan
5. 5.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) leading without bossing (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) saying nothing
6. 6.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Vihaan started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Kabir interrupted others again and again; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Nisha (c) Vihaan
7. 7.True or false: “personal comments” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Ishaan interrupted others again and again; Vihaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Rohan laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Ishaan (c) Rohan
9. 9.True or false: “saying nothing” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) leading without bossing (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) clear, relevant points
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
12. 12.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) going off topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) losing your temper
13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
14. 14.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
15. 15.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
16. 16.True or false: “clear, relevant points” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) polite disagreement (c) a good summary (d) listening to others
18. 18.True or false: “repeating others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) guiding the group fairly (b) speaking the most (c) choosing the winner (d) bossing everyone
20. 20.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Riya built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Meera (c) Riya
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Ishaan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Arjun laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Nisha (c) Ishaan
22. 22.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) how you take part (b) your height (c) your clothes (d) your handwriting
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Arjun interrupted others again and again; Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Ishaan went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Ishaan (b) Arjun (c) Meera
24. 24.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) a good summary (c) polite disagreement (d) personal comments
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Ishaan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Arjun (c) Ishaan
26. 26.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) listening to others (c) talking over others (d) saying nothing
28. 28.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) repeating others (c) personal comments (d) clear, relevant points
30. 30.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: going off topic? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
31. 31.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
32. 32.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) personal comments (c) a good summary (d) talking over others
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Nisha went off topic to talk about a film; Aarav stayed silent for the whole discussion. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Aarav (c) Saanvi
34. 34.True or false: “talking over others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Saanvi started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Riya (c) Rohan
36. 36.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Meera (c) Nisha
38. 38.🔭 Who usually impresses an evaluator more? (a) the loudest speaker (b) the silent member (c) the fastest talker (d) a clear, fair speaker
39. 39.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: talking over others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
40. 40.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Ishaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Tara only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Ishaan (c) Nisha

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