Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

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

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